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Old 05-16-2011, 05:57 AM   #1
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Calibre changed my %path% variable in Windows 7 x64 SP1. Now it's just "C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\" and i can't run Windows command line tools...is this supposed to happen?
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Calibre changed my %path% variable in Windows 7 x64 SP1. Now it's just "C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\" and i can't run Windows command line tools...is this supposed to happen?
I don't think so

I Just got a brand new Toshiba (my first W7 machine) and (default) installed .8.1

The path was appended to the end of the PATH.
Something in your prior Path may have been trashy and got discarded in the add.
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Calibre changed my %path% variable in Windows 7 x64 SP1. Now it's just "C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\" and i can't run Windows command line tools...is this supposed to happen?
Pretty unlikely that it trashed your PATH variable, but certainly it's easy to fix.
  • Right Click on Computer in the Start Menu
  • Select Advanced System Settings in the left pane
  • Click Environment Variables
  • Select Path in the System Variables pane, and click Edit
  • Enter your desired path. A typical Win7 x64 one might be:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoo t%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;%systemroot%\System32\WindowsPowerShel l\v1.0\;.C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\

Disclaimer: While the path shown above is basic and should work for many people, it doesn't include any application specific items that you may have, other than the Windows Live paths.
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I don't think so

I Just got a brand new Toshiba (my first W7 machine) and (default) installed .8.1

The path was appended to the end of the PATH.
Something in your prior Path may have been trashy and got discarded in the add.
I dunno. All I know is I couldn't run ping, checked the thing, and the only value in there was the path to Calibre installation.

CRussel: thanks.
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