[fuzzy_kitten]

Command Prompt will open and I may type, but any command such as ; ipconfig, ECHO, help, and all others will not work. With all commands I get an error saying "{what ever command} is not reconized as an internal or external , operable program or batch file." After some research I believe it has something to do with my registry, but I'm unsure of how to fix it.  

A similar problem happened at http:// www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/333199-command-prompt-wont-recognize-commands/ (remove the space after http://) but the solution is system specific 

Edited by fuzzy_kitten, 04 May 2014 - 08:09 PM.

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What is your PATH environment variable set to?

 

From a Command Prompt, enter path to see.

 

Normally starts with C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem; and has a lot more after that.

[Ztruker]

What is your PATH environment variable set to?

 

From a Command Prompt, enter path to see.

 

Normally starts with C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem; and has a lot more after that.

[fuzzy_kitten]

My path looks like this 

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[Ztruker]

You are missing the three directories I mentioned previously. Add them to the front of the PATH variable and commands should work.

 

To test this before doing anything permanently, do the following.

 

Open a Command Prompt.

Enter path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;%path%

 

Try your commands. If they work okay (they should) then change the PATH environment variable, putting those three directories first.

 

Control Panel, System, Advanced system settings, Environment variables button

Under System variables, scroll down to Path.

Select it and click Edit.

Left click in the Variable value field to get rid of the blue selection then press the Home key to move to the beginning of the field.

Paste C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem; in front of anything that is there. Make sure you DO NOT replace anything, just add this to the beginning.

Click OK as needed to get out.

 

Should be all set now.

[fuzzy_kitten]

It Worked, I can't thank you enough

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[Ztruker]

That's great, thanks for letting me know.