

You can also set the path at a system level by using the setx command with the -m switch. If youre a Windows user and are unfamiliar with how to find your appdata folder.

You can add additional folders that you want to include in searches.You'll see a list of folders, as this example for my system shows: C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\ %SystemRoot%\system32 %SystemRoot% %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem C:\Program Files\Support Tools\ C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG C:\Program Files\Intel\DMIX C:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\ C:\Program Files\Bonjour\ C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\ C:\Program Files\Misc.Under System Variables, select Path, then click Edit.Click the Environment Variables button.Start the System Control Panel applet (Start - Settings - Control Panel - System).To change the system path, perform these steps: See also, " How do I add a folder to the Windows 2000/Windows XP PATH, in a batch?" and " Securing the Windows Search Path."

Normal program installation changes this path to include the program's installation path. The system path is a list of folders, separated by a semicolon, that identifies the folders that the system should search when looking for files that are called from the Run dialog box, command line, or other processes.
