[Uves]

Hi,

I just noticed on 1 of my computers that "commands" are not recognized on my command prompt.
If I type ipconfig or ping or any other command I get an error message that reads similar to this:

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

Guys can you tell me whats wrong and how i will fix the problem. Thanks

Uves Ravat

[SMF For Free]

I would check your path properties and make sure it is set to c:\windows and c:\windows\system32

Goto control panel then system then Advanced tab click on enviroment variables button.

I attached a screenshot.

[shavei7]

yeah this happened to me too. if you type ipconfig or try to ping a computer you'll get a "not valid command" error. like what SMS said, just add those 2 paths to your PATH.

just in case, right-click My Computer, click Properties.
go to Advanced tab and click the "Environment Variables" button.
you should see the PATH on the (second) listbox . click it and click EDIT. then add those 2 paths.

in my case, this is what i added:
;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%

each path is separated by semi-colon.

[ScottHughes]

Why isn't it set like that by default? It seems to me like a simple command that shouldn't need extra configuration to run.