# Why am I unable to properly edit my environment variables?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [June 14, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631 "2024-06-14T02:23:46Z")
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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/1 "2024-06-14T02:23:46Z")

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thanks!  
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### Author: ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/2 "2024-06-14T04:58:14Z")

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If you install Julia using [juliaup](https://github.com/JuliaLang/juliaup) the default setting work.

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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/3 "2024-06-14T05:28:45Z")

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Is that what you mean? 😂

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### Author: ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/4 "2024-06-14T05:50:44Z")

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No. I provided a link that explains how to install juliaup and then Julia. Please, read [GitHub - JuliaLang/juliaup: Julia installer and version multiplexer](https://github.com/JuliaLang/juliaup)

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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/5 "2024-06-14T06:21:32Z")

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My computer runs Windows 7 and it seems that it cannot install this version of Julia.

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### Author: ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/6 "2024-06-14T07:00:59Z")

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> [@abcde](#):
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> Windows 7

😱

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### Author: ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/7 "2024-06-14T07:05:39Z")

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The mainstream support for Windows 7 ended 2015, the extended support 2020. Source: [Windows 7 - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7)

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### Author: ![oheil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oheil/32/220745_2.png) [@oheil](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oheil)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/8 "2024-06-14T07:07:37Z")

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Your setting is in principal good, path+executable is the proper way.

Check if the path is really the right one, e.g. by running this exact path+exec in a CMD shell. See if Julia REPL pops up as expected. Perhaps you get some helpful errors now already which might lead you to some general problems.

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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/9 "2024-06-14T07:36:32Z")

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thanks！

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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-am-i-unable-to-properly-edit-my-environment-variables/115631/10 "2024-06-14T07:36:44Z")

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thanks!