PATH variable shows only Path=C:\Windows\system32\NV;.;

Question

When I type echo %PATH%, my PATH variable shows only Path=C:\Windows\system32\NV;.; I checked the PATH variable in the Environment settings in the control panel. It has the complete path with includes to system root and other paths to executables. There are no errors in PATH variable - no additional spaces or invalid characters.

I am using Windows 7 Enterprise x86_64

Answer 1

Hi,

The part of the path you posted does look correct - check that in the Environment

as I did to see it has clean notation (probably not the issue however it has to be

checked).

Check with the developers of the program as they have to be doing something to the

path. Possibly the lenght of the path statement is causing an issue.

You could try setting the path you need, or add to the path you have as needed, by

using a bat file with the path called for then starting the program.

Such as :

Path=%path%;C:\The;C:\needed;C:\additions

Console2

You can save the old path and revert back to it or use an IF statement in the bat file

to check to see if the path has already been changed so it is not added again. Those

are in case you close and restart the program and the Path did not clear back to as

it was.

Hope this helps.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Reboot and then check as something might have temporarily changed the path.

Recheck the path in Environment settings and clean it up.

Was this in a Command Window in Windows and not insde any program? Example Start - Accessories -

Command Prompt - type in the Echo %path%  <-- this is just to be sure you are doing the way I am. 

Path=C:\Windows\system32\NV;**.;   <-- the trailing .; is an issue.**This is mine though yours will only be similar :

C:\Windows\system32>echo %path%

C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\Wind

owsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\sys\

This is my path from the Environment settings - of course %SystemRoot% equals C: on my system.

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\sys\

Hope this helps.

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Answer 3

Thanks Rob.

This is the path I see from Run>Cmd

C:\Program Files\CollabNet\Subversion Client;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem

;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin;... (truncated)

However, I see

Path=C:\Windows\system32\NV;.;

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from a program called console2 (it is a terminal program to run different shells in tabs .. power shell, cmd, cygwin bash etc ...)

I think many other programs I installed are seeing the path I see above. For example I use code collaborator that looks for svn (subversion) . svn is my path and  I can run from command line (cmd) but the application cannot find the svn executable in its path. Similarly eclipse says jre run time is not installed .. but I do have java installed.

I have admin privileges for my account.

Answer 4

You are right. It  looks like a problem with application. I removed some of the items from the PATH variable and the correct path is displayed.  

Thank you.

Answer 5

Hi,

Glad to have helped. Very good troubleshooting sorting that out!.

Hope this helps.

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Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right