Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 18:14:07 +0300
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> From: wcount12 AT aol DOT com (WCount12)
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: 05 May 2001 12:25:18 GMT
> 
> Hi, im running Windows Millennium and when I edit the my Path in the system
> configuration facility I get the following message.
> 
> "No enviroment value substitutions are allowed ( no more than one '%')

Windows ME ignores AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS almost entirely, so
setting enviroment variables through AUTOEXEC.BAT only half works, and
doing anything else beyond setting enviroment variables doesn't work
at all.

Instead of pulling your hair trying to outsmart Windows ME, I suggest
to set up your DOS box so that it is suitable for DJGPP.  To this end,
open the DOS box (it's under Start->Programs->Accessories), then click
on the Properties button on the DOS box toolbar, and in the "Cmd line"
property type this:

  c:\windows\command.com /e:2000 /k c:\djgpp\bin\djgpp.bat

(This assumes that you installed DJGPP in c:\djgpp; if not, change
this accordingly.)

Next, create a c:\djgpp\bin\djgpp.bat file with any text editor, and
put these 3 lines into it:

  @echo off
  set PATH=C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH%
  set DJGPP=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env

Save this batch file, exit the editor, close the DOS box, then open it
again, and you should be able to use DJGPP in that DOS box ever since.