When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
this?

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
> this?

Do this:
1. Click Start / Run
2. Type the three letters cmd
3. Click OK
(This is called the Command Prompt)
4. Type these commands and report the result:
net use {Enter}
c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}

Example:

net use H: \\ServerName\ShareName
net use H: \\ServerName\ShareName /User:administrator password

--
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"Pegasus [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
>> this?
>
> Do this:
> 1. Click Start / Run
> 2. Type the three letters cmd
> 3. Click OK
> (This is called the Command Prompt)
> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
> net use {Enter}
> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>
>

Results are inline...

On Dec 4, 4:56*pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
> > command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
> > The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
> > this?
>
> Do this:
> 1. Click Start / Run
> 2. Type the three letters *cmd
> 3. Click OK
> * * (This is called the Command Prompt)

I am aware...

> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
> net use {Enter}

'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.

> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}

'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
command, operable program or batch file.

> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe *use {Enter}

'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
external command, operable program or batch file.

FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?


On Dec 4, 6:13*pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Results are inline...
>
> On Dec 4, 4:56*pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)....
>
> > > When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
> > > command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
> > > The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
> > > this?
>
> > Do this:
> > 1. Click Start / Run
> > 2. Type the three letters *cmd
> > 3. Click OK
> > * * (This is called the Command Prompt)
>
> I am aware...
>
> > 4. Type these commands and report the result:
> > net use {Enter}
>
> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
> program or batch file.
>
> > c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>
> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable program or batch file.
>
> > c:\Windows\System32\net.exe *use {Enter}
>
> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
> external command, operable program or batch file.

Mike wrote:
> FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
> whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
> Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?
>
>
> On Dec 4, 6:13 pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Results are inline...
>>
>> On Dec 4, 4:56 pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>>>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>>>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
>>>> this?
>>> Do this:
>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd
>>> 3. Click OK
>>> (This is called the Command Prompt)
>> I am aware...
>>
>>> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
>>> net use {Enter}
>> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>> program or batch file.
>>
>>> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
>> command, operable program or batch file.
>>
>>> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
>> external command, operable program or batch file.
>

The error message doesn't mention "use" because that is a parameter for
the net command. Once Windows thinks that there is no command, it
doesn't bother parsing the parameters.

I would have expected net.exe to be protected by Windows File
Protection, but it appears that this file is missing from your system.
To be sure, however, take a look in C:\Windows\System32. There should
be net.exe (41.5 kb) and net1.exe (122.kb). I'm not certain what the
differences are between net and net1; net1 lists the same parameters as net:

C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net
The syntax of this command is:

NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]

C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net1
The syntax of this command is:

NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]

--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

Neither one of them are there.
I am running the system file checker now, to see if that restores them.
Could a virus or malware have deleted or hidden them?

--
Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
talent.
Yeah, they're called Congress.
"Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:uL%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mike wrote:
>> FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
>> whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
>> Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?
>>
>>
>> On Dec 4, 6:13 pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Results are inline...
>>>
>>> On Dec 4, 4:56 pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>>>>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>>>>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
>>>>> this?
>>>> Do this:
>>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd
>>>> 3. Click OK
>>>> (This is called the Command Prompt)
>>> I am aware...
>>>
>>>> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
>>>> net use {Enter}
>>> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>>> program or batch file.
>>>
>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
>>> command, operable program or batch file.
>>>
>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
>>> external command, operable program or batch file.
>>
>
> The error message doesn't mention "use" because that is a parameter for
> the net command. Once Windows thinks that there is no command, it doesn't
> bother parsing the parameters.
>
> I would have expected net.exe to be protected by Windows File Protection,
> but it appears that this file is missing from your system. To be sure,
> however, take a look in C:\Windows\System32. There should be net.exe
> (41.5 kb) and net1.exe (122.kb). I'm not certain what the differences are
> between net and net1; net1 lists the same parameters as net:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net
> The syntax of this command is:
>
> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net1
> The syntax of this command is:
>
> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>
> --
> Lem
>
> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

Ran sfc /scannow & net1 & a net help file came back.
Can I extract it from the i386 folder?

--
Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
talent.
Yeah, they're called Congress.
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Neither one of them are there.
> I am running the system file checker now, to see if that restores them.
> Could a virus or malware have deleted or hidden them?
>
> --
> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
> talent.
> Yeah, they're called Congress.
> "Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:uL%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Mike wrote:
>>> FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
>>> whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
>>> Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 4, 6:13 pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Results are inline...
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 4, 4:56 pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>>>>>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>>>>>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
>>>>>> this?
>>>>> Do this:
>>>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd
>>>>> 3. Click OK
>>>>> (This is called the Command Prompt)
>>>> I am aware...
>>>>
>>>>> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
>>>>> net use {Enter}
>>>> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>>>> program or batch file.
>>>>
>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
>>>> command, operable program or batch file.
>>>>
>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
>>>> external command, operable program or batch file.
>>>
>>
>> The error message doesn't mention "use" because that is a parameter for
>> the net command. Once Windows thinks that there is no command, it doesn't
>> bother parsing the parameters.
>>
>> I would have expected net.exe to be protected by Windows File Protection,
>> but it appears that this file is missing from your system. To be sure,
>> however, take a look in C:\Windows\System32. There should be net.exe
>> (41.5 kb) and net1.exe (122.kb). I'm not certain what the differences
>> are between net and net1; net1 lists the same parameters as net:
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net
>> The syntax of this command is:
>>
>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net1
>> The syntax of this command is:
>>
>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>
>> --
>> Lem
>>
>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>
>

A few replies to your various observations:
- While it might look pedantic for me to guide you to a Command
Prompt, you'd be surprised if you knew how many posters need
extremely detailed instructions on how to create one. I learnt this
through bitter experience.
- When you type the command
net use
then "net" is the command and "use" is a parameter. The Command
Process will complain about the command only if it cannot find a
matching executable. It won't say anything about the parameter.
- The error message you see means most likeley that the file
c:\windows\system32\net.exe
is no longer present. This is highly suspicious. You can retrieve it
from a number of places, e.g. by copying it from one of these folders
back to c:\windows\system32:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache


"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ran sfc /scannow & net1 & a net help file came back.
> Can I extract it from the i386 folder?
>
> --
> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
> talent.
> Yeah, they're called Congress.
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Neither one of them are there.
>> I am running the system file checker now, to see if that restores them.
>> Could a virus or malware have deleted or hidden them?
>>
>> --
>> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
>> talent.
>> Yeah, they're called Congress.
>> "Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
>> news:uL%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Mike wrote:
>>>> FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
>>>> whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
>>>> Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 4, 6:13 pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Results are inline...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 4, 4:56 pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>>>>>>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>>>>>>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be causing
>>>>>>> this?
>>>>>> Do this:
>>>>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>>>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd
>>>>>> 3. Click OK
>>>>>> (This is called the Command Prompt)
>>>>> I am aware...
>>>>>
>>>>>> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
>>>>>> net use {Enter}
>>>>> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>>>>> program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or external
>>>>> command, operable program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
>>>>> external command, operable program or batch file.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The error message doesn't mention "use" because that is a parameter for
>>> the net command. Once Windows thinks that there is no command, it
>>> doesn't bother parsing the parameters.
>>>
>>> I would have expected net.exe to be protected by Windows File
>>> Protection, but it appears that this file is missing from your system.
>>> To be sure, however, take a look in C:\Windows\System32. There should
>>> be net.exe (41.5 kb) and net1.exe (122.kb). I'm not certain what the
>>> differences are between net and net1; net1 lists the same parameters as
>>> net:
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net
>>> The syntax of this command is:
>>>
>>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net1
>>> The syntax of this command is:
>>>
>>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lem
>>>
>>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>>
>>
>
>

I hear you & sorry about that!
Now what is stranger is that none of those locations you're telling me to
look in exist on this laptop I'm dealing with!
I have folder options set to show hidden file, but I am not seeing any of
those folders.
I've done a search on the whole C drive & nothing came back, either.
I tried system file checker, but that didn't restore them, either.
What would my next option be - booting from the CD & try a repair install?


"Pegasus [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>A few replies to your various observations:
> - While it might look pedantic for me to guide you to a Command
> Prompt, you'd be surprised if you knew how many posters need
> extremely detailed instructions on how to create one. I learnt this
> through bitter experience.
> - When you type the command
> net use
> then "net" is the command and "use" is a parameter. The Command
> Process will complain about the command only if it cannot find a
> matching executable. It won't say anything about the parameter.
> - The error message you see means most likeley that the file
> c:\windows\system32\net.exe
> is no longer present. This is highly suspicious. You can retrieve it
> from a number of places, e.g. by copying it from one of these folders
> back to c:\windows\system32:
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$
> C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
>
>
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ran sfc /scannow & net1 & a net help file came back.
>> Can I extract it from the i386 folder?
>>
>> --
>> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
>> talent.
>> Yeah, they're called Congress.
>> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Neither one of them are there.
>>> I am running the system file checker now, to see if that restores them.
>>> Could a virus or malware have deleted or hidden them?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
>>> talent.
>>> Yeah, they're called Congress.
>>> "Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
>>> news:uL%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>> FYI, I am aware that from my replies it looks like I did not enter the
>>>>> whole commands that you listed, but I assure you I did.
>>>>> Why does it only seem to see the 'net' & not the 'use'?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 4, 6:13 pm, Mike <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Results are inline...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 4, 4:56 pm, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:a4d40d1d-c1eb-4ae9-b796-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>> When trying to run the 'net use' command I get a message like 'the
>>>>>>>> command 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
>>>>>>>> The path is correct in Environment Variables - what could be
>>>>>>>> causing
>>>>>>>> this?
>>>>>>> Do this:
>>>>>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>>>>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd
>>>>>>> 3. Click OK
>>>>>>> (This is called the Command Prompt)
>>>>>> I am aware...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4. Type these commands and report the result:
>>>>>>> net use {Enter}
>>>>>> 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>>>>>> program or batch file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net use {Enter}
>>>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net' is not recognized as an internal or
>>>>>> external
>>>>>> command, operable program or batch file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> c:\Windows\System32\net.exe use {Enter}
>>>>>> 'c:\Windows\System32\net.exe' is not recognized as an internal or
>>>>>> external command, operable program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The error message doesn't mention "use" because that is a parameter for
>>>> the net command. Once Windows thinks that there is no command, it
>>>> doesn't bother parsing the parameters.
>>>>
>>>> I would have expected net.exe to be protected by Windows File
>>>> Protection, but it appears that this file is missing from your system.
>>>> To be sure, however, take a look in C:\Windows\System32. There should
>>>> be net.exe (41.5 kb) and net1.exe (122.kb). I'm not certain what the
>>>> differences are between net and net1; net1 lists the same parameters as
>>>> net:
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net
>>>> The syntax of this command is:
>>>>
>>>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>>>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>>>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Lem>net1
>>>> The syntax of this command is:
>>>>
>>>> NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
>>>> HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
>>>> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Lem
>>>>
>>>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>>>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>