cannot call ftp on dos prompt

[leo]

How can I resolve this error:

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

 

[David Candy]

See if you can find it on your disk. If not expand it from the CD by typing msconfig in Start Run.

 

[Matthias Tacke]

How can I resolve this error:

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

Hello Leo,
check if other external commands are accessible.
If not it's most likely your path is messed up. That's an faq here.

Bill Stewart wrote an utility fixpath for this:
http://groups.google.de/groups?hl=d...5&as_mind=12&as_maxy=2004&as_maxm=5&as_maxd=3

 

[Guest]

I get the same message for any command line such as ping,
ipconfig, net start/stop etc. There is something I need to
change in my path variable but I cannot recall what.

Thanks,
Leo

-----Original Message-----
See if you can find it on your disk. If not expand it

from the CD by typing msconfig in Start Run.

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[David Candy]

What does path say in a command prompt.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Control Panel|System|Advanced|Environment Variables|System Variables and
make sure that "Path" has
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%
at least somewhere in the string.

Else check that "Path"
found at
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
is a type Reg_Expand_Sz string and not type Reg_Sz

You can run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%windir%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%windir%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Then close all programs, run regedit, navigate to
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
rename the Reg_Sz string "Path" to "Pathx" Then run regedt32, navigate to
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
double-click on Pathx, then right-click|Copy the string then from the menu;
Edit|Add Value
Value Name:=Path
Data Type:=REG_EXPAND_SZ
OK
then paste the string (copied from Pathx) in the string editor text box.
OK
Should be ok to delete the old value "Pathx" Close regedit, and regedt32,
restart for effect.


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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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|I get the same message for any command line such as ping,
| ipconfig, net start/stop etc. There is something I need to
| change in my path variable but I cannot recall what.
|
| Thanks,
| Leo

 

[Matthias Tacke]

Hello Leo,
check if other external commands are accessible.
If not it's most likely your path is messed up. That's an faq here.

Bill Stewart wrote an utility fixpath for this:

Sorry, I forgot to shorten the link:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]