It should "stick" if you put it in control panel.  I
think it's in the registry too, under this key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Environment]

try that
-Mark

--- Bill Kuncicky <kuncicky@gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently downloaded and installed the student
> version of the C30 
> compiler (and also the C18 compiler) on my Windows
> XP computer.  One of 
> the questions asked during the installation was
> whether or not I wanted 
> it to set the PATH variables, and I said yes.
> 
> Now, when using the command-line windows, I cannot
> use commands such as 
> "edit."  I checked the PATH variable, and things
> look ok, but something 
> is wrong because it is not checking
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 which is where 
> the edit.com program is.  (I  cannot access any of 
> those programs, in 
> fact, such as ping). 
> 
> Does anyone know how to change the PATH variable?  I
> know that you can 
> do a "set PATH=" while in the command-line window,
> but that disappears 
> when you exit the window.  I need to change it in a
> registry somewhere, 
> I suspect.  I tried Windows Help and they said to go
> to the control 
> panel->system->advanced and change the environmental
> variable PATH.  I 
> tried that, and it didn't change anything.  Also
> tried to find something 
> on Google, and couldn't.  It certainly does seem to
> be a well kept secret.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
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