IPCONFIG is not recognized as an internal or external command...

[KingDox]

I just upgraded win98 to windows xp and my DSL stoped
working. Well I called my isp and they told me to run
command window and run ipconfig, well I got an error
saying:

IPCONFIG is not recognized as an internal or external
command, operable program or batch file

My ISP dignostic software tells me my IP is all zeros. I
did some research on this and found it could be a problem
with my PATH command not pointing to the right directory.
But I'm not really sure how to fix that. Some help would
be fantastic.

[Will Denny]

Hi

From a command prompt type "path" - without the quotes. If =
'windows\system32' doesn't show, you can add it to the 'path' statement =
by right clicking on My Computer, selecting Properties and then the =
Advanced tab. Next, click on the 'Environment Variables...' button. =
After that highlight the path statement in the lower box and then click =
the 'Edit' button. Add ';%systemroot%\system32' - without the quotes - =
to the end of the path statement. You will then have to reboot your PC =
for the addition to take effect.

Any problems, please post back.

Will

"KingDox" > wrote in message =
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> I just upgraded win98 to windows xp and my DSL stoped=20
> working. Well I called my isp and they told me to run=20
> command window and run ipconfig, well I got an error=20
> saying:
>=20
> IPCONFIG is not recognized as an internal or external=20
> command, operable program or batch file
>=20
> My ISP dignostic software tells me my IP is all zeros. I=20
> did some research on this and found it could be a problem=20
> with my PATH command not pointing to the right directory.=20
> But I'm not really sure how to fix that. Some help would=20
> be fantastic.


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[Kingdox]

The strange thing is that %systemroot%\system32 is listed
already as variable value. It's even the first one listed,
I added it again to the end and it still won't work.


My variable values are as follows
%systemroot%\system32
;c:\cpqs\savrest
;c:\cpqs\Tools
;%systemroot%\command
;%systemroot%
;%systemroot%\system32\wbem
;"C:\executive software\diskeeperlite\"
;%systemroot%\system32\wbem


typing path in a dos window gives me

Path=c:\cpqs\savrest
;c:\cpqs\Tools
;C:\windows\command
;C:\windows\
;c:\cpqs\savrest
;c:\cpqs\Tools
;C:\windows\command
;C:\windows\


so typing path gives me redundent entries and others that
are not there. I don't really know where to go from here.
The help you've given so far has been appriciated.

[Will Denny]

Hi

I'm not sure what else to suggest - perhaps you could try posting your =
problem in the microsoft.public.windows.network_web news group. =20

Will

"Kingdox" > wrote in message =
...
> The strange thing is that %systemroot%\system32 is listed=20
> already as variable value. It's even the first one listed,=20
> I added it again to the end and it still won't work.=20
>=20
>=20
> My variable values are as follows
> %systemroot%\system32
> ;c:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;%systemroot%\command
> ;%systemroot%
> ;%systemroot%\system32\wbem
> ;"C:\executive software\diskeeperlite\"
> ;%systemroot%\system32\wbem
>=20
>=20
> typing path in a dos window gives me
>=20
> Path=3Dc:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;C:\windows\command
> ;C:\windows\
> ;c:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;C:\windows\command
> ;C:\windows\
>=20
>=20
> so typing path gives me redundent entries and others that=20
> are not there. I don't really know where to go from here.=20
> The help you've given so far has been appriciated.


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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Is there anything in the user variables (top section), other than temp
settings?

Also, Locate autoexec.nt, open it in notepad and see if there are any PATH
statements.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kingdox" > wrote in message
...
> The strange thing is that %systemroot%\system32 is listed
> already as variable value. It's even the first one listed,
> I added it again to the end and it still won't work.
>
>
> My variable values are as follows
> %systemroot%\system32
> ;c:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;%systemroot%\command
> ;%systemroot%
> ;%systemroot%\system32\wbem
> ;"C:\executive software\diskeeperlite\"
> ;%systemroot%\system32\wbem
>
>
> typing path in a dos window gives me
>
> Path=c:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;C:\windows\command
> ;C:\windows\
> ;c:\cpqs\savrest
> ;c:\cpqs\Tools
> ;C:\windows\command
> ;C:\windows\
>
>
> so typing path gives me redundent entries and others that
> are not there. I don't really know where to go from here.
> The help you've given so far has been appriciated.