From: "A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Very Important Question
Date: 12 Jun 2002 15:05:24 GMT
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Keen Wayne A Contr AFRL/MNGG <keenwa AT eglin DOT af DOT mil> wrote in
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> > "Where did you get the (false) idea that rebooting is needed? 
> > A simple set command and/or a path command handles it quite nicely"
> 
> Well, if you change the autoexec.bat, as is recommended in places, and
> you are using Win9X, Windows will tell you that you need to reboot for 
> the changes to take effect. So that is where I got the idea.  NT/2000/XP 
> does not require a reboot to do the same thing.
> 
> Yes, if you change things more locally, with commands as you mention,
> you can do things without the need to reboot.  That is most cetainly 
> true.

one can also use a utility called winset (from the resource kit, check 
microsoft's web site or your windows cd) which changes the global 
environment without rebooting.

hth.

sinan.