setx | new in WS2003 |
Syntax
setx [/s Computer [/u [Domain\]User [/p [Password]]]] Variable Value [/m]
setx [/s Computer [/u [Domain \] User [/p [Password]]]] [Variable]
/k Path [/m]
Options
- /s Computer /u [Domain\]User /p [Password]
Name or IP address of a remote computer (if omitted, defaults to
local computer) and credentials for running the script (if omitted,
defaults to SYSTEM built-in identity)- Variable
Name of environment variable to set- Value
Value to assign the variable- /k Path
Registry value to assign the variable (use
\HIVE\KEY\...\Value format)- /m
The environment variable is a system variable (if omitted, it is a
local variable)
Examples
Set the system environment variable MYOS to the value WS2003:
setx MyOS "WS2003" /m
Set the local environment variable BootDevice to
the registry value SystemBootDevice in
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control:
setx BootDevice /k HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemBootDevice
See Also
cmd, set