MinGW Path help

[Makachu]

Im running on windows xp and im trying to learn C.
I have a book that will teach me. But first i had to install MinGW.
and i did.
and then i had to alter the Path in the system so the command prompt can read it.

but

I screwed up. instead of adding C:\MinGW\bin to the path i replaced the whole thing to read C:\MinGW\bin
ya thats a problem becouse i cant get any response to gcc-v on the command prompt.
also when i go to the command promt it reads
C:\Documetns and Setting\Owner.YOURbla bla bla bla
not just C: so what do i do know i have everything installed i used the mingw exe 5.3 version i just cant get anything to work
oh by the way i am completely knew to this Im just a newborn to programing

[robwhit]

also when i go to the command promt it reads
C:\Documetns and Setting\Owner.YOURbla bla bla bla
not just C:

type:

cd \

[zacs7]

http://csjava.occ.cccd.edu/~gilberts/mingw/
scroll down to step 3

As for the defaults

c:\windows\system32;c:\windows

Unless I've totally missed what you're asking... Which is?

[dwks]

I screwed up. instead of adding C:\MinGW\bin to the path i replaced the whole thing to read C:\MinGW\bin

If you did that inside a command prompt, no harm done: just close the prompt and open a new one, and you'll get the default path once again.

If you changed that inside autoexec.bat, like went PATH=C:\... instead of PATH=%PATH%;C:\..., just modify it to be how you wish.

If you changed the path inside the Windows settings dialogs, I don't know what you're going to do.

[Makachu]

Well thanks to all i just had to type in cd\
and ya I changed it in the windows setting
but its working good now
hope this doesnt come back to bite me in the butt later
thank you guys very very much