cmd not available on windows xp sr 2

[Guest]

I cannot get cmd on windows xp SR 2. get an error message NTVDM CPU illegal
instruction...etc. I am using window xp professional. I cannot find the cmd
file in the windows directory. I need to ping the other computers on my home
network and the computer that gets the error message is not recognized by my
other computers. I do not have a winnt folder on this computer but have an
windows folder. The other computers that have SR1 have an Wnnt folder where
the cmd resides. I moved the cmd folder to the system 32 directory and
still get the same error message.
Should I have a Winnt folder instead of the windows folder? How can I
restore the cmd.exe to the proper place?

Scheinz

 

[Guest]

CMD.exe is in your system32 folder. In XP you should have a windows folder
not a winnt folder.

c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe

And are you really running SR1 and SR2 or did you mean SP1 and SP2?

Uhhh I am guessing you tried cmd.exe from the run box. If it doesn't fly
try command.com (I was shocked when it worked on my W2K3 box).

The NTVDM error is a 16 bit WoW error. I think cmd.exe is the 32 bit
version of the command console.

 

[Steve N.]

I cannot get cmd on windows xp SR 2. get an error message NTVDM CPU illegal
instruction...etc. I am using window xp professional. I cannot find the cmd
file in the windows directory. I need to ping the other computers on my home
network and the computer that gets the error message is not recognized by my
other computers. I do not have a winnt folder on this computer but have an
windows folder. The other computers that have SR1 have an Wnnt folder where
the cmd resides. I moved the cmd folder to the system 32 directory and
still get the same error message.
Should I have a Winnt folder instead of the windows folder? How can I
restore the cmd.exe to the proper place?

Scheinz

You have spyware. Use Ad-aware and Spybot S&D to start with to get rid
of it. Update and scan in Safe Mode.

Steve

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You have a trojan\virus\worm.

Update your antivirus software and run a complete system scan.

Also Known As: W32.Alcan.A, Win32.Alcan.A [Computer Associates],
P2P-Worm.Win32.Alcan.a [Kaspersky Lab], W32/Alcan.worm!p2p [McAfee],
W32/Alcra-A [Sophos], WORM_ALCAN.A [Trend Micro]

WORM_ALCAN.A - Technical details
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_ALCAN.A&VSect=T

Symantec Security Response - W32.Alcra.A
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.alcra.a.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

I performed a scan with nortons antivirus and nothing was found.
scheinz

You have a trojan\virus\worm.

Update your antivirus software and run a complete system scan.

Also Known As: W32.Alcan.A, Win32.Alcan.A [Computer Associates],
P2P-Worm.Win32.Alcan.a [Kaspersky Lab], W32/Alcan.worm!p2p [McAfee],
W32/Alcra-A [Sophos], WORM_ALCAN.A [Trend Micro]

WORM_ALCAN.A - Technical details
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_ALCAN.A&VSect=T

Symantec Security Response - W32.Alcra.A
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.alcra.a.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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I cannot get cmd on windows xp SR 2. get an error message NTVDM CPU
illegal instruction...etc. I am using window xp professional. I cannot
find the cmd file in the windows directory. I need to ping the other
computers on my home network and the computer that gets the error message
is not recognized by my other computers. I do not have a winnt folder on
this computer but have an windows folder. The other computers that have
SR1 have an Wnnt folder where the cmd resides. I moved the cmd folder
to the system 32 directory and still get the same error message.
Should I have a Winnt folder instead of the windows folder? How can I
restore the cmd.exe to the proper place?

Scheinz

 

[Rock]

I performed a scan with nortons antivirus and nothing was found.
scheinz

In safe mode? All malware scans should be done in safe mode. Also try
Sysclean. Get the files by downloading using a clean system.

Trend Micro Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Trend Micro Signature File
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp