Didn't work in XP either, as NT systems don't use that file. If it's there,
it's because something you installed placed one there and expects it to be
there. Rock has given you the proper steps to declare the environmental
variable.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
"John Wesley Asquith" <john_asquith6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Vista apparently does NOT utilize the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the root
> directory of the hard drive. If one puts a PATH command in it, it
> doesn't take effect when booting. In fact, the path set by Vista comes
> from somewhere but they give no clue as to where it is set and how to
> configure it differently.
>
> Anyone know anything about this and how to configure a different path
> than Vista sets???
>
> I use Vista Home Premium edition.
>
> Thanks.
>
>