Path looks too long

[Andy]

This path looks like it has some duplicates and entries that are not reallyneeded.
Can it be thinned out?

Andy

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM;c:\Program Files\ActivIdentity\ActivClient\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Windows Imaging\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Netop\;C:\Program Files\Netop\Vision\XL\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

 

[Nil]

This path looks like it has some duplicates and entries that are
not really needed. Can it be thinned out?

Andy

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM;c:\Pr
ogram Files\ActivIdentity\ActivClient\;C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio
Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C
:\Program Files\Windows
Imaging\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Netop\;C:\Program
Files\Netop\Vision\XL\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

There isn't a "they" - there is one single duplicate, and yes, it can
be removed.

If you suspect an entry isn't needed, you could try removing it and put
it back if the referenced application doesn't work right. Don't try it
unless you know how to recover.

 

[Andy]

There isn't a "they" - there is one single duplicate, and yes, it can

be removed.



If you suspect an entry isn't needed, you could try removing it and put

it back if the referenced application doesn't work right. Don't try it

unless you know how to recover.

Thanks.

 

[Paul]

(I didn't spot the one, but am not surprised I missed it.)

To answer the question I think is underlying: yes, even if you have
a\b\c in the path, you still do need a\b\c\d added to it, if that's
where something is.

Indeed. (Do you still _use_ Quicktime for anything?) Some of the
applications may no longer use the path - uninstalling and then
reinstalling _might_ clean up a bit, or it might not, as uninstallation
is often a litter-lout.

QuickTime is available as a separate package, or can get installed
as part of iTunes. If you're using neither, then that path element
could be removed.

For that matter, you could evaluate each and every path element, and see
whether they still exist or not.

Paul

 

[John Smith]

This path looks like it has some duplicates and entries that are not really needed.
Can it be thinned out?

NO it can not.....

Look at it this way

%SystemRoot%\system32;
%SystemRoot%;
%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM;
c:\Program Files\ActivIdentity\ActivClient\;
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\10.0\DLLShared\;
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;
C:\Program Files\Windows Imaging\;
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Netop\;
C:\Program Files\Netop\Vision\XL\;
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

there is 12 paths,
on one line,
that are pause and next;
not one long one path.

12 paths on one line; pause and next; pause and next; pause and next; pause and next; pause and next; pause and next; pause and
next; not one long one path;;;;;;;;