ipconfig /all and ping command are not recognized, give error: internal or exteral command.

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ipconfig /all and ping command are not recognized, give error: internal or exteral command.

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Then i run ipconfig /all and ping command in command prompt show the error ipconfig /all is not

recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file in windows xp sp3 Professinal

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Hi,

Both of these commands are protected from accidental deletion by Windows, i.e. if they get deleted Windows will just add them back to the folder C:\Windows\System32.

In the command prompt, try changing to this folder by typing cd C:\Windows\System32 (and then hit return) before trying ipconfig or ping.

If this gets you executing them then your 'path' is probably messed up.

You may wish to set a system restore point first...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948247

...in case you mess things up and need to restore to it...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084

...then...

Hold down the Windows key (between Ctrl and Alt) and hit the Pause Break key
Click the Advanced tab
Click the Environment Variables button
In the System variables section click Path (you may have to scroll)
Click the Edit button

Paths are separated by semicolon (;), is there a path to %SystemRoot%\system32? If not, add one (make sure to separate with semicolon). Click OK (three times) to get out. Reboot the PC and try again without the cd command above.

Tricky

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