Thanks for the share and inputs, to the common user, this is too much Gyaan!
-----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Singhal, Vivek Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:52 PM To: 'accessindia@accessindia.org.in' Subject: [AI] Knowledge Sharing: Time to Run! Dear List members, I was going thru the email on the subject matter and was thrilled to see the vast amount of potential this technique was to offer to all computer users. But the idea of putting shortcuts in system32 folder does not sound very encouraging to me. On the contrary I feel scared whenever I am asked to do anything in system32 folder as this is the location where all the system related files are kept and deletion or renaming of any file may cause fatal error in the computer. So I did some research on the reason for putting the shortcut files in system32 by the author. I am happy to inform you that reasons for running of the shortcut from run command is attributed to a system variable called "PATH". This system variable basically stores the address of various directories where computer or OS is supposed to look when it encounters any command in run box. E.g. Type "notepad" to open notepad or type "winword" to open MS Word etc. So instead of changing the entries in system32 folder it is recommended to create any ordinary folder in C drive or any other drive on your computer and store all shortcuts created in this ordinary folder. For e.g. you can create a folder called "Happy" in C drive and add this directory / folder to "PATH" system variable. Subsequently you can place all your shortcuts in "Happy" folder without touching system32 folder. Given below is a short procedure to be followed for changing the "PATH" variable in Win XXP / Win7 Q. How to set the path and environment variables in Windows. Answer Windows Vista and Windows 7 users 1.From the Desktop, right-click My Computer and click Properties. 2.Click Advanced System Settings link in the left column. 3.In the System Properties window click the Environment Variables button. Windows 2000 and Windows XP users 1.From the Desktop, right-click My Computer and click Properties. 2.In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab. 3.In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button. 4.Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the Path variable in the Systems Variable section and click the Edit button. Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon. C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32 You can append "c:\happy" to the already existing text in PATH system variable and do not forget to put a semicolon prior to C:\happy. I hope our esteemed list members find the above useful. Please feel free to write back for any clarifications. Regards, Vivek This Message was sent from Indian Oil Messaging Gateway, Refineries HQ, New Delhi, India. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
