# Re: Setting Windows Environment Variables

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-setting-windows-environment-variables/64873>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-setting-windows-environment-variables/64873 "2006-08-15T14:19:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-setting-windows-environment-variables/64873/1 "2006-08-15T14:19:58Z")

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Thanks a lot Jan.

Think I’ll stick to the original idea of using NSIS to set up the  
machine…

Regards

Gem

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**Author:** ![CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-setting-windows-environment-variables/64873/2 "2006-08-15T14:20:03Z")

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On 8/14/06, Cameron, Gemma (UK) [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Thanks a lot Jan.
> 
> Think I’ll stick to the original idea of using NSIS to set up the machine…

If you need to setup machine’s global environment, maybe you can use  
Win32OLE or Win32/registry modules (actually I don’t have a clue how  
it’s done orm where it’s stored except for manual clicking 😉

I’ve used Win32OLE (i.e. COM interface) for (partially) configuring  
machine via WMI.

J.