Command not found

[RockR]

I have a system running 2000 professional which when I
type in "ipconfig" or "ping" I receive the "command is
not recognized as an internal or external command error".
I can type path and the %sytemroot%\system32 is in the
path and the commands are in the directory. If I change
to C:\winnt\system32 and type the command it will work. I
appreciate any information or help.

Thanks,

RockR

 

[Mark V]

I have a system running 2000 professional which when I
type in "ipconfig" or "ping" I receive the "command is
not recognized as an internal or external command error".
I can type path and the %sytemroot%\system32 is in the
path and the commands are in the directory. If I change
to C:\winnt\system32 and type the command it will work. I
appreciate any information or help.

http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/cmdprompt.html

6. Why don't my commands work?

FIXPATH:
http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/files/fixpath1.zip

 

[Matt Hickman]

I have a system running 2000 professional which when I
type in "ipconfig" or "ping" I receive the "command is
not recognized as an internal or external command error".
I can type path and the %sytemroot%\system32 is in the
path and the commands are in the directory. If I change
to C:\winnt\system32 and type the command it will work. I
appreciate any information or help.

try running "ipconfig.exe" or "ping.exe" and see if
that works.

It sounds to me like there may be
a ping.bat, ping.cmd, etc in your default directory or
path prior to system32. My guess is that it would be
safe to delete them

 

[DavieC]

Does %systemroot% point to c:\winnt?

DavieC