PATH (dos/win95) not the garden one

[NorthernBloke]

Having recently installed a virus scanner (Panda) I notice that it adds a path command to my autoexec.bat thus:

PATH = %PATH%;c:\notes
set path=c:\pavfn\platinum\;%path%

as you would expect. now at my dos prompt when I type echo %path% I get:
C:\PTW525;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\NOTES

No errors during boot up, so wheres my Pavfn gone and where did ptw525 get into the path.

Ta.

[Scouse Mouse]

Northern Bloke..

The ptw525 is from a product called Digital Pathworks 32 http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/public/windows/pc/v98/pathworks/7.1a/pwp03 71a.CVRLET_TXT

Is this causing problems on your PC or are you just curious to see why the path seems incorrect?

And hey! whatever you do, don't fear the Panda!




[This message has been edited by Scouse Mouse (edited 04-09-2001).]

[NorthernBloke]

Appple orgies,

I was more curious than concerned. I knew about the pathworks thing. I did do a search in the registry and found nothing on path or ptw525. I then had half a million hits on Microsoft.com and wimped out.

So how does path get created for dos and windows.


btw, good to see an English tourist trap on the forum.

Cheers.

[PCSolutions]

The default path for 95 is c:\;C;:\windows;c:\windows\command although that typically is not present in the autoexec.bat and is not necessary

Most software that adds to the path in 95 isnt designed for 95. Ie its made for 3.1. Also, if the software desnt show up in add/remove programs its typically made for 3.1 as well

See http://www3.sympatico.ca/rhwatson/dos7/

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