===== Having troubles? =====

==== Issue: PATH Error after installing Enigmail Plugin with Thunderbird under Windows 8 ====

The error that we got was 

//"Enigmail: Unable to locate GnuPG executable in the PATH.
Make sure you have set the GnuPG executable path correctly in the OpenPGP Preferences."//

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==== Solution: ====
Step 1: Hit windows button and type path. Click on settings on right hand side and Click Edit System Environment Variables

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Step 2: Click on Environment Variables. 

Step 3: Click on PATH under User Variables and hit Edit.

Step 4: At the end of the Variable value add the path to your gpa.exe for example in my case it is "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG\gpa.exe" 

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Step 5: Click on Path under System Variables and add the path to the pub directory of GnuPG in it for example in my case it is "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG\pub"

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Step 6: Restart 

Voila ! it works now


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