From: MikkelFJ Date: 2002-09-28T08:06:11+09:00 Subject: Re: windows xp command prompt "Ian MacLean" wrote in message news:3D94DBE3.80803@activestate.com... >C:\ruby\bin;C:\Python22;C:\Perl\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDO WS\System32\Wbem > > > >does anyone know what i should do to fix this problem? (apart from the > >obvious of restarting the machine) > try echo %path% from your command window to verify that your path is > correct. Yes, only new command prompts will observe changes to the environment. It's not necessary to restart, but it is necessary to start a new process. Mikkel