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Remove the default Windows folders from the PATH in DOS 7.xx

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First post, by tpowell.ca

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Hello.
I was wondering if any of you knew how to remove what appears to be autogenerated parts of the PATH pointing to your Windows 9x installation folders?
Even if I redefine the path, Windows folders always precede whatever I define.

Thanks

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Reply 1 of 3, by Grzyb

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I don't know if they can be completely removed, but they don't have to precede others - just include "c:\windows;c:\windows\command" in the "path" statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT, eg.:

path c:\aaa;c:\bbb;c:\ccc;c:\windows;c:\windows\command

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Reply 3 of 3, by tpowell.ca

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Yeah, but if possible I want to remove them completely from the path for specific configs.
If I decide to boot into windows 98, I can't break MSDOS.SYS.

Grzyb's suggestion could work, but there must be a way to bypass that completely.
I wonder if that feature/annoyance is built into COMMAND.COM

  • Merlin: MS-4144, AMD5x86-160 32MB, 16GB CF, ZIP100, Orpheus, GUS, S3 VirgeGX 2MB
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    Newton: K6XV3+/66, AMD K6-III+500, 256MB, 32GB SSD, AWE32, Voodoo3
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