Win98SE path utilization

Win98SE
Firefox 1.0.4
Opera 8.0

Above are two examples of apparently differently reacting programs under
Win98SE using the START command.

Firefox will start it's browser screen from a DOS window using the command:
"Start firefox" .

Opera will not. But requires a complete statement of PATH.

The main Executables for both reside in "Program Files"

Both have entries under "c:\windows\application data" the firefox entry
there is considerably more extensive, and the Opera entry is an .ini file.

Both exist in "C:\windows\Desktop"

Why does one start pathless, and the other does not?

jrp

(Firefox has a branched entry under "Mozilla" under "Application Data" and
it's main executable is under "Program Files" )

Have a look in the Registry.
(Start-Run-Regedit)
Navigate down to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App Paths
I don't have either application but I suspect Firefox has an entry
there and Opera does not.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.performance, wrote:

Win98SE
Firefox 1.0.4
Opera 8.0

Above are two examples of apparently differently reacting programs under
Win98SE using the START command.

Firefox will start it's browser screen from a DOS window using the command:
"Start firefox" .

Opera will not. But requires a complete statement of PATH.
(snip)
Why does one start pathless, and the other does not?

Have a look in the Registry.
(Start-Run-Regedit)
Navigate down to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App Paths
I don't have either application but I suspect Firefox has an entry
there and Opera does not.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.performance, wrote:

Win98SE
Firefox 1.0.4
Opera 8.0

Above are two examples of apparently differently reacting programs under
Win98SE using the START command.

Firefox will start it's browser screen from a DOS window using the command:
"Start firefox" .

Opera will not. But requires a complete statement of PATH.
(snip)
Why does one start pathless, and the other does not?

On Sat, 14 May 2005 21:58:46 +1000, in microsoft.public.win98.performance
Alan Edwards wrote:

Have a look in the Registry.
(Start-Run-Regedit)
Navigate down to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\App Paths
I don't have either application but I suspect Firefox has an entry
there and Opera does not.

...Alan


Excellent and rapid answer Alan. I looked and you are correct. And if
there was an actual need, I could create a key and values for Opera that is
a mimic of the firefox key/values.

(I noticed this when i was batching these two)

jrp

On Sat, 14 May 2005 21:58:46 +1000, in microsoft.public.win98.performance
Alan Edwards wrote:

Have a look in the Registry.
(Start-Run-Regedit)
Navigate down to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\App Paths
I don't have either application but I suspect Firefox has an entry
there and Opera does not.

...Alan


Excellent and rapid answer Alan. I looked and you are correct. And if
there was an actual need, I could create a key and values for Opera that is
a mimic of the firefox key/values.

(I noticed this when i was batching these two)

jrp