Guest razor Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Hello-- We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or whatever you call it? Many thanks, sd
Guest Mark F. Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? razor wrote: > Hello-- > > We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > > Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > whatever you call it? > > Many thanks, > > sd Try fix #228 on the right-hand side. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Or try fix #274 on the left-hand side if you have restrictions set. Mark
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? razor wrote: > Hello-- > > We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > > Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > whatever you call it? > Well, if you fixed whatever the "cryptic error messages" are telling you is wrong..... -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest razor Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? We'll give it a try. Thanks, sd "Mark F." wrote: > razor wrote: > > Hello-- > > > > We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > > prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > > > > Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > > whatever you call it? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > sd > > Try fix #228 on the right-hand side. > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Or try fix #274 on the left-hand side if you have restrictions set. > > Mark > > >
Guest razor Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? Too easy--sorry not helpful. One message we get when trying to ping an IP, etc. is, "ping is not a regocnized internal or external command" Trust me--the exe is corrupted--not bad commands. sd "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > razor wrote: > > Hello-- > > > > We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > > prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > > > > Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > > whatever you call it? > > > > Well, if you fixed whatever the "cryptic error messages" are telling > you is wrong..... > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell >
Guest John John Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? Verify that the Path variable includes: %SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem Also verify that the Path value type is Reg_Expand_Sz at the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment HKCU\Environment John razor wrote: > Too easy--sorry not helpful. One message we get when trying to ping an IP, > etc. is, "ping is not a regocnized internal or external command" > > Trust me--the exe is corrupted--not bad commands. > > sd > > "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > > >>razor wrote: >> >>>Hello-- >>> >>>We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command >>>prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. >>> >>>Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or >>>whatever you call it? >>> >> >> Well, if you fixed whatever the "cryptic error messages" are telling >>you is wrong..... >> >> >>-- >> >>Bruce Chambers >> >>Help us help you: >>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> >>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary >>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin >> >>Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell >>
Guest razor Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? That did the trick. Thank you, sir. sd "Mark F." wrote: > razor wrote: > > Hello-- > > > > We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > > prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > > > > Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > > whatever you call it? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > sd > > Try fix #228 on the right-hand side. > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Or try fix #274 on the left-hand side if you have restrictions set. > > Mark > > >
Guest razor Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Command Prompt is Corrupted. How Does One Repair? Replacing the executable did the trick. It looks like his command.exe was corrupt. Thank you. sd "John John" wrote: > Verify that the Path variable includes: > > %SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem > > Also verify that the Path value type is Reg_Expand_Sz at the following > registry keys: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session > Manager\Environment > > HKCU\Environment > > John > > razor wrote: > > > Too easy--sorry not helpful. One message we get when trying to ping an IP, > > etc. is, "ping is not a regocnized internal or external command" > > > > Trust me--the exe is corrupted--not bad commands. > > > > sd > > > > "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > > > > > >>razor wrote: > >> > >>>Hello-- > >>> > >>>We have one client machine that cannot run any commands from their command > >>>prompt. There are always some cryptic errors that come back. > >>> > >>>Is there anyway to repair/reinstall the command prompt/DOS window or > >>>whatever you call it? > >>> > >> > >> Well, if you fixed whatever the "cryptic error messages" are telling > >>you is wrong..... > >> > >> > >>-- > >> > >>Bruce Chambers > >> > >>Help us help you: > >>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > >>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > >> > >>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > >>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin > >> > >>Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell > >> > >
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