The system cannot find the path specified when starting Ruby and Rails command prompt

Question

I just started learning rails a week ago and everything worked until today. Now when I start the Ruby command prompt, it says:

The system cannot find the path s         


        

Answer 1

You've probably used "Ansicon" - a program to get the colors in windows prompt right. If you installed it permanently with -i parameter and consequently moved/deleted its directory, it would lead to this error. (I've just experienced it)

The solution is to renew the location of the ansicon data files or to remove the following registry entry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun

You can find more on this issue at http://carol-nichols.com/2011/03/17/the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/

Good luck!