Windows cannot find %windir%

[pawell]

Hi!

I'm distraught. I have a problem and I can't resolve it. ;( It's computer in a firm and I can't reinstall Windows.

When I type in cmd: echo %path% -> the answer is: %path%.

When I try check environmment variables (in Advanced System Settings) I have an error "Windows cannot find '%windir%\system32\systempropertiesadvances.exe'. Make sure you typed name correctly, and the try again."


When I go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe, I have:

Path -> %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

windir -> %SystemRoot%



I beg You, please help me. It's very important.



P.S. Sorry for my English.

Best regards

 

[Brink]

Hello Pawell, and welcome to Seven Forums.

See if using this below for windir instead may work better.

windir -> C:\Windows




Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[benjy206]

I found someones problem the same as yours

"I was able to enter the default environments back in to the system variable path while running under safe mode"

EDIT: Shawn replied quicker and seems to be the better answer

 

[pawell]

Hello Pawell, and welcome to Seven Forums.

See if using this below for windir instead may work better.

windir -> C:\Windows



Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thank You for You answer. But I it hasn't helped me. I jave windir as C:\Windows and I still have a problem.
I noticed that when Windows is starting I can open window with Advanced System Settings but after while it is imposible.

 

[pawell]

I found someones problem the same as yours

"I was able to enter the default environments back in to the system variable path while running under safe mode"

Hi! Thank You but I can modify system variables... I have default path in Path variable. Windir is OK...

 

[benjy206]

The "path" for mine is, as follows:

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

Maybe you can edit yours

 

[pawell]

benjy206, unfortunately it hasn't help me.

 

[benjy206]

do you use this much?

Maybe if you try a system restore to when it was ok

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[pawell]

It's really important but I can't restore system. It's imposible... It's not my computer.

 

[benjy206]

Very strange. Did you try a restart after entering that path.

 

[pawell]

It's connected with access.... ! When i open cmd as user and I wrote: echo %windir% it gives %windir%...... BUT!!! If I open cmd as Admin (Run as Administrator) it works!!! echo %windir% -> C:\Windows....

It seems something like environment variables need admin access to use them... or something like that...

The same is when I type "notepad" in cmd... If it normal cmd it writes: "notepad is not recognize" when i run as Administrator it opens Notepad.


I can't open Advanced system settings as Administrator because there isn't option to right-click....


Could You help me now???

 

[pawell]

(Yes benjy206, I restart computer after every operation)

 

[benjy206]

To always have it as run as administrator go to option five in this tut

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11841-run-administrator.html

EDIT: you will have to take ownership first

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129063-take-ownership-allow-prevent-users-groups.html