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My cmd prompts kinda screwed
Name: MediocreMan Date: January 11, 2006 at 18:22:01 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Intel P4 3.4 ghz/512 MB R
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I dunno if this is in the right forum or what but all the internet or network related commands on my command prompt dont work.Things like netsend,netstat and ipconfig.I can still do echo and pause and all that other stuff but somethins wrong with the network and internet commands. If anyone could provide help thatd be great
Name: wanderer Date: January 11, 2006 at 20:03:06 Pacific
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at cmd prompt type path and hit enter. is \windows\system32 in the path?
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Response Number 2
Name: MediocreMan Date: January 11, 2006 at 20:44:45 Pacific
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Yes its in the path. why?
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Response Number 3
Name: MediocreMan Date: January 11, 2006 at 20:54:26 Pacific
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Its also got a whole bunch of other crap in it plus its got another folder after the system32 folder.heres a screnshot http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cmdprompt2yi.png
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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer Date: January 12, 2006 at 08:53:03 Pacific
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Path, a old school concept. Your path is incorrect. You do NOT have what I listed in your path. Path provides the way to the executable you are calling. The commands you want to use are in the system32 folder. Simple test is cd to the system32 folder and run ipconfig. It will work.
Path is explicit. So \windows\system32\whatever is not equal nor does it provide the correct path \windows\system32.
correct in control panel-system-advanced-enviromental variables
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Response Number 5
Name: wanderer Date: January 12, 2006 at 11:02:58 Pacific
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my apologies. I misread your url. You have %systemroot%\system32 which should be correct. This makes me suspect %systemroot% is misdefined.
Go to a cmd prompt and type cd %systemroot% where do you end up?
Add c:\windows\system32 to the path [or whatever drive letter you are using] and see if that makes a difference
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Response Number 6
Name: MediocreMan Date: January 12, 2006 at 13:53:08 Pacific
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hey thanks very much i just took out the wsg32 bit in the path in the advanced variables and now its all good.i apprecate ur help
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Response Number 7
Name: wanderer Date: January 13, 2006 at 12:56:21 Pacific
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Glad it worked out for you.
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