cmd problem

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Bill Cunningham

Has anyone had this problem? Sometimes when I try to log into run >cmd I
get a message box that says another program is using this file. I try to
bring the task bar up to see what might be using it but it doesn't work.
Something doesn't seem right. I also think I know what pagefile.sys is. Does
xp swapping process use paging? I bet it is win9x's equivalent to
win386.swp. Anyway this cmd thing is really giving me trouble. I've cleaned
cookies and rebooted, same thing.

Bill
 
Bill Cunningham said:
Has anyone had this problem? Sometimes when I try to log into run >cmd I
get a message box that says another program is using this file. I try to
bring the task bar up to see what might be using it but it doesn't work.
Something doesn't seem right. I also think I know what pagefile.sys is. Does
xp swapping process use paging? I bet it is win9x's equivalent to
win386.swp. Anyway this cmd thing is really giving me trouble. I've cleaned
cookies and rebooted, same thing.

Bill
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I suspect you're running something other than c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.
Do this to find out:
- Click Start / Run / c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe{OK}
- Type this command:
dir /s c:\cmd.*{Enter}
- Report the result.
 
I suspect you're running something other than c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.
Do this to find out:
- Click Start / Run / c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe{OK}
- Type this command:
dir /s c:\cmd.*{Enter}
- Report the result.
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Thanks will do.

Bill
 
I suspect you're running something other than c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.
Do this to find out:
- Click Start / Run / c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe{OK}
- Type this command:
dir /s c:\cmd.*{Enter}
- Report the result.
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Ok when I went into run I type c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and got the
same message box. When I typed dir /s c:\cmd.* The message I got was "dir
not found"

Bill
 
Has anyone had this problem? Sometimes when I try to log into run >cmd
I get a message box that says another program is using this file. I try to
bring the task bar up to see what might be using it but it doesn't work.
Something doesn't seem right. I also think I know what pagefile.sys is.
Does xp swapping process use paging? I bet it is win9x's equivalent to
win386.swp. Anyway this cmd thing is really giving me trouble. I've
cleaned cookies and rebooted, same thing.
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Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
 
Bill Cunningham said:
Ok when I went into run I type c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and got the
same message box. When I typed dir /s c:\cmd.* The message I got was "dir
not found"

Bill
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There is no such error message under Windows. Try again!
 
Something else I noticed is when I try to run the registry editor I get the
same thing. Being used by another program.

Bill
 
Bill Cunningham said:
When I type dir/s (without a space) I get Dir/s not found.

Whew.

Bill
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When I type dir /s (with or without the space) then I get this:

C:\Temp>dir/s

Volume in drive C is System
Volume Serial Number is 704E-AB54

Directory of C:\Temp

10/12/2006 09:00 <DIR> .
10/12/2006 09:00 <DIR> ..

If your report is accurate then your command processor is damaged,
or you're not running the standard command processor
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe (which is what I urged you to run in
my first reply), or you are translating messsages from a different
language. You might start to bring some sanity into this thread by
running the expanded version of the command processor on your
WinXP CD. Here is how you can do it:
- Start a Command Prompt.
- Type these commands verbatim (with all spaces included!)
md c:\WinXPCD{Enter}
cd /d c:\WinXPCD{Enter}
expand e:\i386\cmd.ex_ cmd.exe{Enter}
(where e: is your CD drive letter)
exit{Enter}
- Click Start / Run / c:\WinXPCD\cmd.exe {Enter}
- Type dir /s{Enter}
- Report what you see on the screen
 
Is VNC 4.1 installed ? If so, have all updates for it also been installed ?

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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MowGreen said:
Is VNC 4.1 installed ? If so, have all updates for it also been installed
?
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The only update I know is installed is the 3.1 installer and a couple of
other things. After windows updates from the factory.

Bill
 
Err, VNC is not from MS. Are you still dual booting with Linux ?


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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Has anyone had this problem? Sometimes when I try to log into run >cmd I
get a message box that says another program is using this file. I try to
bring the task bar up to see what might be using it but it doesn't work.
Something doesn't seem right. I also think I know what pagefile.sys is. Does
xp swapping process use paging? I bet it is win9x's equivalent to
win386.swp. Anyway this cmd thing is really giving me trouble. I've cleaned
cookies and rebooted, same thing.

Bill
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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t71695.html
 
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