Message-ID: <30C9E24891FFD411B68A009027724CB744342C@eg-002-015.eglin.af.mil> From: Keen Wayne A Contr AFRL/MNGG To: "'djgpp AT delorie DOT com'" Subject: Re: Very Important Question Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:44:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2116F.966B9470" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2116F.966B9470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" "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. Have a great day, Wayne Keen ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2116F.966B9470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Re: Very Important Question

"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.

Have a great day,
Wayne Keen

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