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RE: reseting HOME directory


Thanks! Is that ok to change the Windows Home? what implications it may have
on other software? 

BK



Manning, Sid wrote:
> 
> 
> Try this:
>  - Right click My Computer and goto Properties
>  - Click on the "Advanced" Tab
>  - At the bottom click Environment Variables
>  - You will probably see HOME set someplace there and should be able to
> modify it.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf
>> Of mcbenus
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:22 PM
>> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
>> Subject: reseting HOME directory
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I found similar past posts here, but could not totally understand the
>> answers.  For some reason, my HOME directory has changed one day from
>> /home/USER to /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/USER (I guess imported
>> from
>> the windows settings).  At the same time a program I am running using
>> cygwin
>> started to much slower than before.  I don't know if the two problems are
>> related, but first I would like to set my HOME directory back to
>> /Home/USER.
>> 
>> I saw people referring to /etc/profile file, or the BASH_PROFILE file in
>> my
>> (original) home directory, but I could not understand what exactly I
>> should
>> write in them.  I would greatly appreciate your advices.  I do not master
>> linux/cygwin, so if you try to answer, please consider that :)
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> BK
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