DOS Default Path

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Thanks for taking the time to read my question.

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, and if not please let me know. If
you know of a better one, please suggest.

I installed MySQL, and it changes the default path of the DOS window
(command line). As a result when you type in C:\ipconfig it doesn't work.
You have to type in C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig

My question is, how do I change the command line default settings back to
looking at C:\Windows\System32 for all commands?

Thanks,

Brad
 
Control Panel|System|Advanced|Environment Variables|System Variables and
make sure that "Path" has
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%
at least somewhere in the string.

Also check that "Path" found at
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
is a type Reg_Expand_Sz string and not type Reg_Sz

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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:
| Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
|
| I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, and if not please let me know.
If
| you know of a better one, please suggest.
|
| I installed MySQL, and it changes the default path of the DOS window
| (command line). As a result when you type in C:\ipconfig it doesn't work.
| You have to type in C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig
|
| My question is, how do I change the command line default settings back to
| looking at C:\Windows\System32 for all commands?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Brad
 
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