I cannot run cmd.exe. I get a message that the file is in use. However if I
copy cmd.exe from system32 to c:\, it works. Within cmd.exe I cannot run
ipconfig .exe.
I get the same error as before, "file in use".

Possibly related to this is that I can't get an IP address from the DHCP
server. The notebook will get an address, so I think the cmd.exe problem and
the IP address problem are related.

How do I fix?
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Doug

>I cannot run cmd.exe. I get a message that the file is in use. However if I
>copy cmd.exe from system32 to c:\, it works. Within cmd.exe I cannot run
>ipconfig .exe.
>I get the same error as before, "file in use".
>
>Possibly related to this is that I can't get an IP address from the DHCP
>server. The notebook will get an address, so I think the cmd.exe problem and
>the IP address problem are related.
>
>How do I fix?

Do a ctrl-alt-del and look and see if something else named cmd.exe is
already running. That's a pretty weird error message to get.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Doug wrote:
> I cannot run cmd.exe. I get a message that the file is in use. However if I
> copy cmd.exe from system32 to c:\, it works. Within cmd.exe I cannot run
> ipconfig .exe.
> I get the same error as before, "file in use".
>
> Possibly related to this is that I can't get an IP address from the DHCP
> server. The notebook will get an address, so I think the cmd.exe problem and
> the IP address problem are related.
>
> How do I fix?

What is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is
clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware


Malke
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