command line FTP not working?

[bugman]

I can only use the command line FTP when I start it from the
Windows/system 32 directory. When I type pathfrom a command line I get
PATH= C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem

 

[Dan DiNicolo]

Confirm that EXE files are listed in the PATHEXT variable under Control
Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables. If
not, you'll need to add the EXE extension to the list. Having said that, it
should be there by default...

Dan

 

[bugman]

PATH test is as follows:
%systemroot%\system32;%systemroot%;%systemroot%\system32\wbem

I though PATH was just for locations. How do I set it to allow .exe's?