[tex-live] Error on TexLive 2013 installation - Can't spawn "cmd.exe"

[Siep Kroonenberg]

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 04:44:09PM +0200, Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 03:13:03PM +0200, Helge Knoop wrote:
> > Hello,
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 
> > PATH=D:\Users\Helge\Desktop\install-tl\install-tl-20131011\tlpkg\tlperl\bin;C:\s
> > 
> > trawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin
> 
> Your path looks messed up.
> 
> What is your path in a regular command prompt?
> 
> Also look in Control panel > user accounts > change my environment
> variables. What are the system- and user settings for path there (if
> any)?
> 
> If your system path is messed up, then you can reboot and try
> whether the system path is covered by windows' autorepair function.
> 
> -- 
> Siep Kroonenberg

On second thought, do NOT reboot. If the system path is indeed
messed up then it may be possible to manually pluck a backup from
the registry, and a reboot may overwrite the good backup with the
bad current value.

-- 
Siep Kroonenberg