enviromental variable windows

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hi.

some progrems, during or after install give a message: please set enviromental variable PATH or HOME orother...

I know, in the linux we always have to set the PATH or other, but in windows???????


how?
(why?)
and if I have to set, then what to set there? what should be a value?
 

Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables.

Your new program's documentation should tell you how to change the variables.
 

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Windows looks for programs and dll's in specified folders only if the program being executed and the dll it depends on does not exist in the directories listed in the PATH you will not be able to execute that program. That's why you need to add those directories in the path. Generally you will be asked to do this whenever you install a program that is supposed to be executed from command prompt.
 

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