Windows 7 environment variable not working in path

Question

I am trying to set up some path using environment variable. I added an environment variable \"MAVEN_HOME\" with the value \"C:\\maven\". Then in the path I added \"%MAVEN_HO

Answer 1

Also worth making sure you're using the command prompt as an administrator - the system lock on my work machine meant that the standard cmd just reported mvn could not be found when typing mvn --version

To use click 'start > all programs > accessories', right-click on 'command prompt' and select 'run as administrator'.