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XP Env Vars

This document summarizes default environment variables and their values on Microsoft Windows XP. It lists the variable, its typical value, and a brief description. Some of the most common variables include %USERNAME% for the current user's name, %SystemRoot% for the Windows directory like C:\Windows, %TEMP% and %TMP% for temporary files, and %PATH% for the directories searched for executable files.

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XP Env Vars

This document summarizes default environment variables and their values on Microsoft Windows XP. It lists the variable, its typical value, and a brief description. Some of the most common variables include %USERNAME% for the current user's name, %SystemRoot% for the Windows directory like C:\Windows, %TEMP% and %TMP% for temporary files, and %PATH% for the directories searched for executable files.

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Default Values on Microsoft Windows XP

Variable Data C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data {computername} C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C: \Documents and Settings\{username} %SystemRoot%\system32\;%SystemRoot%\;%SystemRoot %\system32\Wbem .COM; .EXE; .BAT; .CMD; .VBS; .VBE; .JS ; .WSF: .WSH C:\Program Files (on english-language systems. May vary in other languages) Code for current command prompt format. Code is usually $P$G The drive containing the Windows XP root directory, usually C: The Windows directory, usually C:\Windows, formerly C:\WINNT C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp {username} C:\Documents and Settings\{username} %USERPROFILE% C:\windows\Profile in Windows NT 4 and 2000 C:\Users\{username} under Windows Vista C:\Windows %ALLUSERSPROFILE% C:\Documents and Settings\All Users %APPDATA% %COMPUTERNAME% %COMSPEC% %HOMEDRIVE% %HOMEPATH% %PATH% %PATHEXT% %PROGRAMFILES% %PROMPT% %SYSTEMDRIVE% %SystemRoot% %TEMP% and %TMP% %USERNAME%

%WINDIR%

Vista only:
%CommonProgramFiles% %LocalAppdata% %ProgramData% %Public% Some dynamic environment variables: %DATE% Current date in the format determined by the Date command %TIME% Current time in the format determined by the Time command

%CD% %ERRORLEVEL% %RANDOM%

Current directory with its full path Number defining exit status of a previous command or program Random number between 0 and 32767

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