ping from run

[Guest]

I suddenly became unable to ping from a run command window. I had been able
to up until this point. I keep getting the "windows cannot open this file:
ping" error. I can switch over to a command line and it works fine it's just
more convenient the other way. please advise..thanks

 

[Yves Leclerc]

the command "ping" is a command line text only program. The way we mostly use
it is:

Start --> Run: ---> cmd <Enter>

ping aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd or mysite.com.

 

[Guest]

I've always been able to do just start > run> ping x.x.x.x <enter> and it
works. the window just disappears when completed with the pings..

 

[Ayush]

I can do it too with the run command, try running from cmd. If you can't run
from the cmd also then may be the ping.exe file is not there

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| I've always been able to do just start > run> ping x.x.x.x <enter> and it
| works. the window just disappears when completed with the pings..
|
| "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
|
| > the command "ping" is a command line text only program. The way we
mostly use
| > it is:
| >
| > Start --> Run: ---> cmd <Enter>
| >
| > ping aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd or mysite.com.
| >
| >
| >
| > >I suddenly became unable to ping from a run command window. I had been
able
| > >to up until this point. I keep getting the "windows cannot open this
file:
| > >ping" error. I can switch over to a command line and it works fine it's
just
| > >more convenient the other way. please advise..thanks
| >
| > --
| > ---
| >
| > Y.
| >
| >

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I suddenly became unable to ping from a run command window. I had been able
to up until this point. I keep getting the "windows cannot open this file:
ping" error. I can switch over to a command line and it works fine it's just
more convenient the other way. please advise..thanks

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type these commands and report what you see on the screen:
ping www.google.com {Enter}
path {Enter}
dir /s %SystemRoot%\ping.* {Enter}

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi,

This problem happens if the PATH settings are messed up.

See: Why don't my commands work?
http://internet.cybermesa.com/~bstewart/cmdprompt.html#6

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I suddenly became unable to ping from a run command window. I had been able
to up until this point. I keep getting the "windows cannot open this file:
ping" error. I can switch over to a command line and it works fine it's just
more convenient the other way. please advise..thanks