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Re: how can I stop Windows setting HOME?
- From: "Adam Thompson" <adwulf at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 02:22:40 +0100
- Subject: Re: how can I stop Windows setting HOME?
- References: <17682731.post@talk.nabble.com>
2008/6/6 anadem <anadem@gmail.com>:
>
> Each time I boot my pc Windows sets the HOME environment variable to my
> "Documents and Settings" directory, which screws up cygwin. Before I can use
> cygwin I have to do the My Computer/Properties/Advanced ... etc stuff and
> delete HOME from my User variables. Otherwise cygwin sets my $HOME to
> Window's idea of HOME, which is a pain in the neck.
>
> Is there any way to permanently unset the HOME env-var in Windows? I could
> run a batch file at startup but afaik that would not be a systemwide removal
> of HOME.
>
I don't think XP sets a var called HOME by default. It sets HOMEPATH
and HOMEDRIVE - and in some cases HOMESHARE.
Have you checked autoexec.nt?
C:\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83>echo %HOME%
%HOME%
C:\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83>echo %HOMEPATH%
\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83
C:\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83>echo %HOMEDRIVE%
C:
I've looked in my environment variables in the system properties and
can't find anything called HOME.
I also tried:
C:\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83>set | findstr HOME
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\adamt.MDHLP83
C:\Documents and Settings\adamt.GLENTURRET>cd home
The system cannot find the path specified.
I do not think this is a Windows issue.
--
AdamT
"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents
do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche
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