Re: Windows environment variables

[Theo Chaojareon <theo () gwu edu>]

You may want to try doing this through windows scripting:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sas_wsh_kmmj.asp

I've never done it but it should be doable.  You may also want to ask on 
a Windows list as opposed to a security list... I'm sure they would know 
better.

Sánchez Sanz, Javier wrote:
> 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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