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changes to PATH variable tied to Registry?

Started by cafejose , Mar 19 2012 03:46 PM

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#1 cafejose

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 03:46 PM

Some weeks after uninstalling a couple of programs, I find some wording present about those uninstalled programs in the PATH variable. Were the changes/appendings placed into PATH tied to the Registry? Would trying to change (edit) the PATH through Propertie...Environment Variables of Windows be safe to do?

The programs that I uninstalled were just some zip tools that I was trying.

System: Windows XP, s.p. 3, laptop

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#2 Allan

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 03:49 PM

You can edit the path variable as you describe.

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#3 cafejose

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Posted 20 March 2012 - 08:31 PM

Still being curious about PATH variable, I ask: should a program's uninstaller remove its string from the PATH variable or not?

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 06:52 AM

If it's a well written uninstaller then yes, it should undo all changes made by the installer. Unfortunately that's not always the case. There is no harm in your removing the program's pointer from the path.

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