Changing command-level environment variables

[onkelhotte]

Hi there,

is there a possibility to change or add environment variables that are stored in My Computer ->Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables? SetEnvQQ is only for the current process...

Thx in advance,

OnkelHotte

[durisinm]

I run Windows XP with an account that has administrative privileges. At the bottom of the Environment Variables dialog box are three buttons labeled New, Edit, and Delete. You can use Edit to modify the definitions of existing user and system variables, and you can use New to create new variables.

I don't know what you're getting at when you state that SetEnvQQ is only for the current process.

Mike D.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

setenvqq does affect the current process (and child processes) only. To make permanent changes, you update the registry.

[onkelhotte]

So there is no chance to update those variables at run-time, I have to add them manually in the environment dialog box...

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Yes, you can update them in a program - that's how installers do it. You use the Win32 API routines for updating the registry. The system variables are under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment