Dos commands

[Dee]

I know that there are some dos commands that are not
available in XP, however I know I should be able to use
the ipconfig command but even the commands that are
available don't work either...

When I am in dos mode and type ipconfig I get this.

'ipconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external
command, operable program or batch file.

I have Windows XP Professional, file system is NTFS.

Does something need to be changed?

Dee

 

[Andrew E]

Try typing:Ipconfig /?
As far as TechNet@ microsoft is concerned thats a good
cmd.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I know that there are some dos commands that are not
available in XP, however I know I should be able to use
the ipconfig command but even the commands that are
available don't work either...

When I am in dos mode and type ipconfig I get this.

'ipconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external
command, operable program or batch file.

When you say in DOS mode, what are you referring to?

If you use Start - All Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt, which
actually runs the emulated cmd.exe, or do a Start - Run of command.com,
then it ought to find ipconfig.exe in windows\system32
If it does not check a PATH command to ensure that it leads off with

C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\wbem

and check that the file is in windows\system32 - if not run msconfig.exe
and use its expand files button to expand from the CD -
i386\ipconfig.ex_ to windows\system32\ipconfig.exe

If the Path is wrong, go to Control Panel - System - Advanced, click
Environmental variables and edit the path so it starts as above