RE: [Axiom-developer] axiom in windows xp for an user who isn't root.

[Bill Page]

On February 6, 2007 3:50 PM Francois Maltey wrote:
> 
> I have installed axiom and msys as root in windows xp for 
> some students. It's all right !

msys is not necessary to use Axiom on windows - only if you
need to build Axiom from source.

> 
> But I don't want theses students are root in windows xp.
> So I create an other login.
>

How did you install Axiom in Windows? From the binary install
program or from source?
 
> I change rights of the axiom directory and the msys directory.
> Now they are read/write/and others for all users.
> 
> When I run axiom in this login I get a boot error.
> Axiom is looking for a file in a very long path in msys
> inside 8 or 10 sub-sub-directory. This file isn't in the msys 
> directory.
>

It sounds like the AXIOM environment variable is not set.
 
> This computer is at work and my mail at home... So I can't be 
> more precise.
> 
> May you help me ?
> 

To check the AXIOM variable go to:

 Start/ControlPanel/System/Advanced/EnvironmentVariables

and check that the 'System variables' table includes

  Variable Name: AXIOM
  Variable Value: c:/Program Files/axiom/mnt/windows

It is possible that Axiom was originally installed for a single
user only, in which case the AXIOM variable may only be defined
for that specific user in the 'Users varaibles for ...'.

Regards,
Bill Page.