windows xp command prompt

[Alex Ivascu]

Did you install perl, etc. while the command prompt window was open?  try
starting another window.... just a thought...

Alex Ivascu


"mike henley" <rsrchstr at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:576c1752.0209271411.6d7bb4c4 at posting.google.com...
> i have installed the activestate perl, python, tcl, and pragmatic
> programmer's ruby. when i go to the command prompt on windows xp and
> type perl for example... (or python, ruby... etc) i get the following
> message.
>
> 'perl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> in the control panel| system | advanced | environment variables | Path
> i have
>
>
C:\ruby\bin;C:\Python22;C:\Perl\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOW
S\System32\Wbem
>
> does anyone know what i should do to fix this problem? (apart from the
> obvious of restarting the machine)