Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-11 Thread WeyHan
dsula1 wrote: > > I don't have sysedit. Where is that supposed to be? I'm running vista x64 > and searched the complete HD. > Does it need to be installed seperatly. > As far as I know, it comes with Windows since 3.0 and Google tells me that MS have a version of it in Vista as well. However,

Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-11 Thread dsula1
I don't have sysedit. Where is that supposed to be? I'm running vista x64 and searched the complete HD. Does it need to be installed seperatly. WeyHan wrote: > > > dsula1 wrote: >> >> Howevever I wasn't able to find any reference to a HOME variable in >> windows. I don't know why and whre it

Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-11 Thread WeyHan
dsula1 wrote: > > Howevever I wasn't able to find any reference to a HOME variable in > windows. I don't know why and whre it get's set. And it's for sure not to > be seen in My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables. > > It looks like my problem is beyond advanced. *smile*. >

re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-08 Thread Lee Maschmeyer
No need to unset Windows variables, just set it in cygwin.bat. Something like: set HOME=c:\cygwin\home\myid gets turned into $HOME=/home/myid -- Lee Maschmeyer Wayne State University Computing Center 5925 Woodward, #281 Detroit MI 48202 USA -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/proble

Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-08 Thread dsula1
No, they are not there, that's the reason for my posting. I read that HOMEPATH and HOMEDRV are special and set by windows in some obscure way. They can't be changed thru My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables Howevever I wasn't able to find any reference to a HOME variable i

Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-08 Thread Andrew Schulman
> > Hi, > I discovered that the HOME variable is set in windows. I therefore get the > cygwin HOME path set to this window path instead of the path set in passwd > as I would like it. I tried to delete the windows HOME path, but I can't > find it. Where is it set or what does set it? I have HOME,

Re: HOME environment variable set in Windows

2010-01-08 Thread Andy Koppe
> Hi, > I discovered that the HOME variable is set in windows. I therefore get the > cygwin HOME path set to this window path instead of the path set in passwd > as I would like it. I tried to delete the windows HOME path, but I can't > find it. Where is it set or what does set it? I have HOME, HOM