The short answer is yes. The longer answer depends on exactly where you expect it take effect. What's the exact problem? It doesn't get picked by a program? By a command prompt? It doesn't get used when you run something?
http://superuser.com/questions/351279/adding-a-directory-to-user-path-doesnt-work Phil Wilson On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Suryadeep Biswal <surya6...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > > > Our MSI uses the inbuilt Environment > WIX element to add a directory to PATH > variable. We are seeing an issue on Windows Blue/8.1 where this does not > get > reflected until the user logs off and logs on. Is this a known issue? Are > there > any alternatives to set the environment variable other than writing a > Custom > Action? Please advise. > > > > This is from our WXS file – > > <Environment Id ="Path" > Name="PATH" Action="set" Part="last" System="yes" > Value="<Custom Directory>" Permanent="no"/> > > > > Regards, > > Surya > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that > developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white > paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep > Android apps secure. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
