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From: riker AT pipcom DOT com (Matt Chuckleton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: After installing djgpp win95 can't find win.com? help please
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 03:08:05 GMT
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On Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:53:57 GMT, tommy AT knockers DOT com (T.K.) wrote:

>I probably sound like an idiot with a simple problem, but I'm new at
>this and still learning.  When you install DJGPP it tells you to add
>the following 2 lines to your autoexec.bat
>
>set DJGPP=C:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV
>set PATH=C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH%
>
>after adding these two lines I have problems loading Win95. It say's
>it can't find the file win.com, which is the program that starts
>win95.  I have to go to the windows directory and type win.com from
>dos to start windows now.  When I removed the two lines above from my
>autoexec.bat win95 loaded like it's supposed too. Is there a trick to
>fixing it? like maybe moving win.com to my djgpp directory???

When you SET PATH, the new paths you enter replace any SET PATH lines
before it in AUTOEXEC.BAT.  That's the only thing I can think of.
Check your AUTOEXEC.BAT for another SET PATH line.  If there is
another one, simple add on

;C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH%

to the SET PATH line already in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Hope that helps.

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