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Windows 7 - accidentally deleted path in environment variables |
12-19-2011
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accidentally deleted path in environment variables
i was editing the path in environment variables after installing jdk-6.0 when i accidentally deleted it...is there a way to recover it? or if not , can somebody tell me what was the default variable path was that? i'm using windows 7 starter...and a toshiba laptop.....please i really need help here.. thanks in advanced....
Last edited by vhinx; 12-19-2011 at 08:55 AM..
| My System Specs | | OS windows 7 starter 32-bit
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12-19-2011
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Win 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) |
You could try a system restore to an earlier time. Not sure if that restores environment variables or not but it's worth a try. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 8100 Desktop, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop
OS Win 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 2.8Ghz Core i7 860, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Motherboard Dell, Dell
Memory 8G, 3G
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft
Hard Drives 1T OS; 1.5T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop
Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-(
Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem...
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12-19-2011
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i already did sir but it did not work.....my problem now is that some .dll is missing and some programs are not properly working.... | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 starter 32-bit
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12-19-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Which path were you editing? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Made
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i7 3820 LGA 2011
Motherboard Gigabyte GA X79 UD5 v1.0 F12
Memory 16 GB (4 X 4GB) G-Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133 Quad Channel
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 460 SC 1GB
Sound Card Realtek Onboard ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung BX2431
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Explorer Mouse
PSU Corsair HX1000W
Case Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling INTEL BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5 in. SSD FW 2.22
WD 750AALS SATA
2xWD 640AAKS SATA
5xWD 750AALS SATA
Internet Speed 6.0 Mb/s
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12-20-2011
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the default path in environment variables, I was editing it to add another path for the jdk 1.6.... and unfortunately it was been deleted accidentally and I don't know how to get it back.... i need help...
Last edited by vhinx; 12-20-2011 at 09:01 AM..
| | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 starter 32-bit
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12-20-2011
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Win 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) |
Here is the Path on my Win 7 system: PATH=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v 1.0\;C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Shared
You could use it as starting point. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 8100 Desktop, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop
OS Win 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 2.8Ghz Core i7 860, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Motherboard Dell, Dell
Memory 8G, 3G
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft
Hard Drives 1T OS; 1.5T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop
Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-(
Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem...
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12-23-2011
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thank you sir for the info it is a big help to me....I really appreciate it.
May I ask one more thing sir? do the path in the system variable of a desktop computer and a laptop are the same? | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 starter 32-bit
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12-23-2011
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (Family Pack Lic.) Upgrade |
these .dll's you say you are missing? is this stopping you from the system restore? is that what you meant? that may be a larger problem if true.
Mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom self build - Desktop
OS MS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit (Family Pack Lic.) Upgrade
CPU AMD Phenom II X6: Black Ed 1090T - AM3 / 3.2GHz / 8MB
Motherboard Biostar TA790XE3
Memory 2 dual ch sets OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Platinum 1333MHz 8GB total
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Onboard 5.1 channel HD
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster "Legal-sized" LCD (rotatable)
Screen Resolution unknown (8.5"x15")? pixels are not known
Keyboard Blue Star Ergonomic - ps/2
Mouse LED coorded w/v. roller wheel - ps/2
PSU Antec 900W mATX 20+4 w/6-8SATA;2MLX;4x6(+2)PCIe[p/n HCG-900]
Case Mid 10-bay tower - free space design interior & well vented
Cooling CPU HS cooler, 14.5" Case-sysfan1, dual sysfan2, exhaust
Hard Drives HDD1: WD RE3 Enterprize [p/n: WD500ABYS-NDW]
________SATA-II (3Gb/s) 500GB/7200rpm/16MB
HDD2: Deskstar 7K1000.C [p/n: HDS721010CLA332]
________SATA-II (3Gb/s) 1TB/7200rpm/32MB
Internet Speed GbLAN 10/100/1000 & WLAN - on T1 (Peer Network)
Other Info Harmon-Karden speakers (L,R @ sub)
APC (Lead/Acid Batt backup UPC+Surge protector+etc)
Sony DVD SATA(300) - RW DVD/CD SATA-II(300)
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