Permanently altering a user's %PATH% environment variable via batch or Python

Question

I\'ve been having difficulty with getting my users to set the PATH environment variable manually, I\'m looking for a way to do this automatically. A batch file would be prefera

Answer 1

From this website:

Using the add-on tool Setx.exe

It is not part of the standard Windows XP setup but a command-line tool called setx.exe is included in the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools. This tool extends the set command so that permanent changes in the environment variables can be made. For example, to add a folder C:\New Folder to the path, the command would be

setx path "%PATH%;C:\New Folder"

This sounds like it'll work for what you're wanting to do.