Tasklist.exe

[Guest]

Hi all..

I have WinXP Pro, and every time I bring up the command line and type in "Tasklist" to get a list of running processes, I get one of the following errors: "ERROR: Generic Failure" or "ERROR: Out of Memory" or "ERROR: Not Found"

I can see tasklist.exe and taskkill.exe in my system32 folder so I know they're not missing. When I type in "tasklist /?" to get info on how to use the utility, I'm shown a list of parameters and filters and descriptions of what they are and how to use them. This is what I should get. However, I can't get a list of running processes no matter what switch or filter I might use

By the way, I get the same errors for "taskkill.exe" that I mentioned above for "tasklist.exe"

What the heck's going on

Can anybody help?!

 

[Rich Barry]

Cranker, what are you knocking yourself out for. Just rt click on Task Bar
select Task Manager>Processes.

Hi all...

I have WinXP Pro, and every time I bring up the command line and type in

"Tasklist" to get a list of running processes, I get one of the following
errors: "ERROR: Generic Failure" or "ERROR: Out of Memory" or "ERROR: Not
Found".

I can see tasklist.exe and taskkill.exe in my system32 folder so I know

they're not missing. When I type in "tasklist /?" to get info on how to use
the utility, I'm shown a list of parameters and filters and descriptions of
what they are and how to use them. This is what I should get. However, I
can't get a list of running processes no matter what switch or filter I
might use.

 

[Guest]

I realize I can use taskmanager, but I do a lot of work in the console environment and prefer viewing and killing processes from the console. Up until just recently, everything has worked fine. Now I'm getting these annoying error messages

Again, I ask you, do you or anyone out there have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it or both

----- Rich Barry wrote: ----

Cranker, what are you knocking yourself out for. Just rt click on Task Ba
select Task Manager>Processes

Hi all..

"Tasklist" to get a list of running processes, I get one of the followin
errors: "ERROR: Generic Failure" or "ERROR: Out of Memory" or "ERROR: No
Found"they're not missing. When I type in "tasklist /?" to get info on how to us
the utility, I'm shown a list of parameters and filters and descriptions o
what they are and how to use them. This is what I should get. However,
can't get a list of running processes no matter what switch or filter
might use

 

[roger]

Hi cranker,


Let's see if you have the Path variable set right.

Go to the command line and type path, the directories /Windows and
/Windows/System32 should be included.

If they are missing, right click on My Computer, select properties >
Advanced Options tab > Environment variables. Under system variables,
click on Path and add:

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;

Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

Hi roger,

Thanks for the advice, but I typed the full path explicitly at the command line and still I got the same errors.

Keep the suggestions coming, though, cuz I'm stumped.


----- roger wrote: -----

Hi cranker,


Let's see if you have the Path variable set right.

Go to the command line and type path, the directories /Windows and
/Windows/System32 should be included.

If they are missing, right click on My Computer, select properties >
Advanced Options tab > Environment variables. Under system variables,
click on Path and add:

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;

Hope this helps.