When you run "set" from the command prompt, what does it show as the user?
-- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Thane Sherrington <th...@computerconnectionltd.com> > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 12:42:50 PM > Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 environment variables > > At 04:29 PM 3/4/2010, Thane Sherrington wrote: > > I have a little batch file that uses %username% to do some stuff. That > > works > fine in Windows XP and Vista, but in 7, it becomes username-PC$ - so if the > username is Fred, %username% is Fred in XP and Fred-PC$ in 7. Of course, > that > breaks the batch file. Am I doing something wrong or did MS really change > this? > > Interesting. Just checked on another 7 machine (this one 7 Ultimate instead > of > 7 Home Premium) and it shows the variable normally. Now I'm really confused. > > T
