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How does the windows run dialog locate executables?
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Mar 15, 20263769 viewsConfidence Score0%
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When I enter "firefox" in the windows run dialog (i.e. the dialog that appears when you hit windows+R), firefox will launch. However, "firefox.exe" is not in my because when I type "firefox" in , I get 'firefox' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. S…
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%path%
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Fix for: How does the windows run dialog locate executables?
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Apparently the run dialog checks not only the %path% environment variable, but also the "App Path" registry key. From a techrepublic article about the run dialog: You can launch some third-party applications by typing the name of the executable file…
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