Mike said: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}
Mike said: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'?
Lem said:Mike said: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'?
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/apollo/40th/index.html
Mike said: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 said:Mike said: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'?
Results are inline...
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/apollo/40th/index.html
Mike said: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 said: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 said: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'?
Results are inline...
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/apollo/40th/index.html
Pegasus said: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 said: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 said: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.
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'?
Results are inline...
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/apollo/40th/index.html
Pegasus said: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 said: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 said: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.
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'?
Results are inline...
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/apollo/40th/index.html
Mike said:Oddly enough, none of those locations show up in windows.
From a command prompt I was able to copy net.exe from dllcache & into the
system32 folder & all seems to be well, right now.
Why aren't I seeing those in windows?
I have hidden folders set to show...
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