[Full-Disclosure] Mysql windows 4.1.8 build PATH mess-up

["Peter Oswald Jr." <peteoswald@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure if this has already been posted, but when Mysql 4.1.8 is installed,
it gives an option to add its bin directory to the PATH.  I am new to this
but I hope my explanation gets the point across. It modifies such an example
path:

 

PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT;C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\Common\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\bin;C:\BC45\BIN

 

to-

 

PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Progra
m Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Visual Studio\Common\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\bin;C:\BC45\BIN

 

It seems that %SystemRoot% does not get defined until a certain point (later
than needed) in the Windows boot process, and causes the problem of the
C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem directories not
getting set in the PATH.  For example, install Mysql 4.1.8 (windows build)
and select the option to add to PATH, then reboot.  Then try an "ipconfig"
and it will say unrecognized command, as well as any other executables that
are in the aforementioned directories.

 

-Peter Oswald

 

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