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Trying to add stuff to the system environment Path via batch, vbs or anything really.

This used to work in a .bat, but has stopped:

setx -m path "C:\addtopath;%PATH%" 

This used to work in VBS, but has also stopped:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
Set WshEnv = WshShell.Environment("SYSTEM") 
WshEnv("Path") = WshEnv("Path") & ";C:\addtopath"

This keeps saying invalid syntax when I try to modify the registry:

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_SZ /d "%path%;C:\addtopath" /f

I am really stumped on this one. I need a solution that will always work. I am running it as administrator, but it still not working.

Cheers,

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    What do you mean by "used to work, byt also stopped"? Any errors or just fails silently?
    – gronostaj
    Jul 28, 2013 at 8:18
  • How long is your actual PATH value? There have been limits on the maximum length IIRC.
    – Mario
    Jul 28, 2013 at 8:27
  • Was getting: Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s). It did not exceed maxlength.
    – user241370
    Jul 28, 2013 at 8:37
  • Double post: superuser.com/questions/625116/… Jul 28, 2013 at 16:22
  • Shouldn't be Session Manager(A space between Session and Manager)
    – Marslo
    Nov 27, 2014 at 6:57

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try to add it into PATH using GUI, right click on My Computer select Properties, and find Environment Variables, then edit the value of PATH

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In my case, I somehow had a " end up in the actual PATH value...

I had to type PATH into CMD, copy out the contents, and overwrite it with setx PATH "contents here". (Of course, don't make any mistakes when you do this.)

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