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What folder shoul I drop .exe files into? (think /usr/local/bin)

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Al Dykes

Flightless Bird
What to do with software that consists if little more than .exe file?

On all prior versions of Windows I've create c:/usr\local\bin and
inserted it in the system path. I'm thinking maybe that's not the
right thing to do on W7.

Suggestions?

(Where in W7 is the screen that lets me modify the path?)
--
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
 
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Andrew

Flightless Bird
"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message news:hqq
enqef$obv$1@panix5.panix.com...
> What to do with software that consists if little more than .exe file?
>
> On all prior versions of Windows I've create c:/usr\local\bin and
> inserted it in the system path. I'm thinking maybe that's not the
> right thing to do on W7.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> (Where in W7 is the screen that lets me modify the path?)
> --
> Al Dykes
> News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is
> advertising.
> - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
>


That path should be fine.
Regarding the environment variables:
I open the control panel and in the search control panel area I type in
"Environment"
That brings up the selection to edit environment variables.

--
Andrew
 
M

Michael Walraven

Flightless Bird
to get to the environment variables:

at the start orb input box type
environment

the top two items that result will be for your account / global system
settings

Michael


"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
news:hqqqef$obv$1@panix5.panix.com...
> What to do with software that consists if little more than .exe file?
>
> On all prior versions of Windows I've create c:/usr\local\bin and
> inserted it in the system path. I'm thinking maybe that's not the
> right thing to do on W7.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> (Where in W7 is the screen that lets me modify the path?)
> --
> Al Dykes
> News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is
> advertising.
> - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
>
 
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