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

[Al Dykes]

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

 

[Andrew]

"Al Dykes" 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

 

[Michael Walraven]

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" 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

>