RE: Windows environment variables

["Wood, Richard" <Richard.Wood () wellington co uk>]

Hi Javi,

For setting and removing environment variables from the command line, use
"setenv.exe". This is a freeware replacement for SetX, with better
functionality. Also try "pathman.exe" for adding or removing sections from
path. This is a Microsoft Resource Kit tool.

A quick search on Google should give you all the info you need, including
download locations.

Hope this helps,

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: "Sánchez Sanz, Javier" [mailto:jssanz () indra es]
Sent: 03 September 2003 08:57
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Windows environment variables


Hello,
I need to set and remove system or user environment variables at Windows
2000 or XP. But I need to do it by 'hand', I mean, with some command, not
using the Windows GUI. Does anyone how to do this? If I set variables at the
command prompt, they only last during the DOS console is open, and what I
need is that they are available during the user session. I was looking even
the registry but I don't found anything.
What I found was SetX, a reource kit from Microsoft, but it only sets the
variables, and I cannot remove them.

Many thanks

Javi
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