Well i running windows xp sp2 and i simply forgot how to set paths. For instance if i'm at the command prompt and wanted to use the "ping" command no matter what directory i'm in it would execute the command. Unfortunately i have no clue to what happened but now i have to be in the windowssystem32 directory in order to issue the command.
View 12 RepliesTo create an app path, so you can run an application in Windows Xp from the Run dialog box you need to: 1. Run regedit and go to HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp Paths2. Create a new key with the what ever you want to use as your run command, ie HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp Pathswhatever.exe3. In the key folder that you created, create a new string, call it 'Path' and modify the value to point the specific folder of your executable your running. ie C:ProgramFileswhatever4. Use the default string and modify it's value to point to the executable you want to run.
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhen in "msdos", how do you change drive paths to be able to "CHKDSK". At present I am at C:Documents and Settings: And I want to go to D: and E:. I am typing "CD" as a command and "CHDIR", but to no avail ?? OS XP Home SP2....
View 13 Replies View RelatedIn C:Documents and SettingsUser I have 2 folders:
Start Menu
Favorites
The files within the Start Menu folder, as an example, have the path: C:Documents and SettingsUserStart Menu.
If I rename the Start Menu folder to, say, xxxxStart Menu, and view path of the files in the folder again, the path remains the same C:Documents and SettingsUserStart Menu instead of what I expected to be C:Documents and SettingsUserxxxxStart Menu. The same applies for Favorites.
Additionally, I can leave the renamed xxxxStart Menu folder in Documents and SettingsUser and create a new folder of the same name (xxxxStart Menu) and it allows me to do this--even though both names are the same!
1) Is this normal?
2) Why is this?
3) Are these some kind of "special" folders that Windows XP treats differently?
4) Why doesn't this happen for other folders like Desktop, Cookies, Local Settings, SendTo, and Application Data?
I recently installed the program registery fix and i believe it has caused my Cd and DVD drives or the paths to these drives to be deleted from windows as they do not show up in my computer. I have tried the options in the following list but none of them have helped me, i'm really stuck but i can't fix the problem.
- I've tried deleting the upper and lower filters but they are not in the selected registery.
- I've tried a system restore but i can't go back to a previous point before the registery fix install.
- I've tried unplugging the leads and restaring but this didn't help.
- I've tried microsoft guided help but it couldn't find the upper and lower filters.
- i beleive they are still listed in my bios but don't know exactly what i'm looking for when in bios.
I don't know where to go from here, i also run alcohol 120% a virtual drive software and the registery fix has had no affected on these drives but i'm wondering if this maybe why the program registery fix deleted my actual drives becasue of the virtual drives and replaced the paths to my actual drives but i'm not sure it's just a guess. I've deleted the virtual drives and tried the steps above but i've had no luck.