Subj : Re: Autoexec.bat.
To   : JEAN PARROT
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 09:57 am

-=> JEAN PARROT wrote to JEFF GUERDAT <=-

 JP>         Hello Jeff, we were saying !

 JP>         Once more,  a little help, please.

 JP>         I have a PRG here that needs to have the TZ entered into the
 JP>   autoexec.bat file. I did a search for that file and found it way
 JP>   down in the Windows folder. I typed in the data as :

 JP>                 SET TZ=EST5EDT

 JP>   Which I think is the proper format. It keeps asking for the TZ. Is
 JP>   there another autoexec.bat somewhere, not that far deep into the
 JP>   system that a Search did not find ?

If you're using WinNT/2000/XP, try adding the setting to the 
C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.NT file. The NT-based versions of Windows don't 
load Autoexec.bat at startup like the DOS-based versions.

Or-- right-click on My Computer and choose Properties from the popup menu. Go 
to the Advanced tab, and click on the Environment Variables button. You'll see 
two sections-- one, User Variables will only apply when you're logged on.

The other, System variables, applies no matter who is logged on.

(You must be logged-in with Administrator rights to make these changes).

(Just as an experiment, I followed that proceedure, and added an environmental 
variable named 'TimeZone' to the User list... after closing the dialogue box, I 
opened a CMD session and typed 'SET'. My new setting immediately showed up.... 
no restart or re-login required).
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