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I have a Dell-8300 desktop with Windows XP Pro. The last time I was able to
run cmd.exe was about a month ago.
Today I found that I cannot run cmd.exe no matter where I tried it (I tried
to use Run and to double click the file under c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe).
In both cases I got the message "Windows cannot find
'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and
then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click
Search". I replaced the cmd.exe from my backup disc but it didn't help. I
tried to copy and run the files at different locations, it did not help.
I later found out the same goes with regedit and msconfig. Others like
inetmgr still work by using Run or double-clicking. The interesting point is
that if I change the file names, for example from cmd.exe to cmdt.exe or from
regedit.exe to tregedit.exe, I can execute cmdt.exe and tregedit.exe using
Run or double-clicking within and outside (after copying) their default
directories.
I know this could be caused by virus and other software, but I just want to
know, based on the behavior described, which part of the windows components
has been affected and needs to be checked.
run cmd.exe was about a month ago.
Today I found that I cannot run cmd.exe no matter where I tried it (I tried
to use Run and to double click the file under c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe).
In both cases I got the message "Windows cannot find
'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and
then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click
Search". I replaced the cmd.exe from my backup disc but it didn't help. I
tried to copy and run the files at different locations, it did not help.
I later found out the same goes with regedit and msconfig. Others like
inetmgr still work by using Run or double-clicking. The interesting point is
that if I change the file names, for example from cmd.exe to cmdt.exe or from
regedit.exe to tregedit.exe, I can execute cmdt.exe and tregedit.exe using
Run or double-clicking within and outside (after copying) their default
directories.
I know this could be caused by virus and other software, but I just want to
know, based on the behavior described, which part of the windows components
has been affected and needs to be checked.