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What happened to my cmd?

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by Galaxyview, 2011/10/26.

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    Galaxyview

    Galaxyview Inactive Thread Starter

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    Yesterday I changed the value of the system variable 'path' by accident.
    Then no matter what I typed in the cmd, it just told me that the command is not recognized as an internal or external one.:(
    Anyone could help?
     
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    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    Use system restore to before yesterday.
     
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    Galaxyview

    Galaxyview Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks for your help.
    But is there any other way? Such as changing the value of "path" back?
     
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    Following on from Broni's advice...

    Why, I mean why are you messing with system variables?

    At the very least you should know how to recover/restore them if you mess up (as you obviously have done so).
     
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    You can always Add more directories to the path, never ever delete anything which is already there unless you have added it. The same goes for all other system variables.
     
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    The default path variable is %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

    Now, when you enter this you can still have software that no longer works. Some software will add their own path to the statement, so going with a system restore is probably the better way.

    For example, my path variable looks like this:

     
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    Galaxyview

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    I just installed MinGW in my system. And in order to enable it to compile my programs, I created a "Path" variable. I just didn't know that it would change the previous one.:(
     
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    Galaxyview

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    I added this
    in the value of 'path'. And my cmd works now.
    But when I tried to restore my system, it said that I haven't created any restore point. So I clicked 'System Protection' , and another problem came out.
    :confused:What's wrong this time?
     
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