Windows can't find the file when trying to run a .bat file

[rush77]

When I double click a .bat file windows says it can't find it, but if I do a direct access to the file then it runs it without any problem. Any idea?

Tanks!

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Hi and Welcome to SevenForums.

Can you please post a screen shot of the error you are getting as i'm not quite sure what you mean?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Can it not find the actual bat file you are double clicking or a file that the script in the bat file is trying to reference?

Regards,
Jamie

 

[rush77]

Hi and Welcome to SevenForums.

Can you please post a screen shot of the error you are getting as i'm not quite sure what you mean?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Can it not find the actual bat file you are double clicking or a file that the script in the bat file is trying to reference?

Regards,
Jamie

It can't find the file I'm double clicking.
My Windows 7 is the spanish version, so I don't know if the scrrenshot will be of help.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Can you please clarify what you mean by it works when you do a direct access to the file?

Regards,
Jamie

 

[rush77]

Can you please clarify what you mean by it works when you do a direct access to the file?

Regards,
Jamie

Sorry. I meant a shortcut. If I create a shortcut to the .bat file then it runs without problems.

 

[NoelDP]

Sounds like your environment variables have been changed, and the double-click is not opening the CMD properly.

Please open an Elevated Command Prompt, and run the following commands

REG QUERY HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat /S
REG QUERY HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd /S
REG QUERY "HKCU\Volatile Environment" /S


Post the results.


Here are some instructions to make life easier
1) To open an Elevated Command Prompt Window (the ECP window), click on Start, All Programs, Accessories – then right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator. Accept the UAC prompt.
2) To run the commands easier, highlight the block of commands, and right-click on the highlight – select Copy. In the CP Window, click on the black/white icon at top left – select Paste. The commands will run but may not complete the last command, so hit the Enter Key once.
3) To copy the results... click on the Black/White icon in the top left, and select Edit... 'Select All', and hit the Enter key - then use Ctrl+V or r-click+Paste to paste it into your response.

 

[rush77]

C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat /S

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    batfile

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat\PersistentHandler
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}


C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd /S

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    cmdfile

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd\PersistentHandler
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}


C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY "HKCU\Volatile Environment" /S

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment
    LOGONSERVER    REG_SZ    \\2500K
    USERDOMAIN    REG_SZ    2500k
    USERNAME    REG_SZ    Roger
    USERPROFILE    REG_SZ    C:\Users\Roger
    HOMEPATH    REG_SZ    \Users\Roger
    HOMEDRIVE    REG_SZ    C:
    APPDATA    REG_SZ    C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Roaming
    LOCALAPPDATA    REG_SZ    C:\Users\Roger\AppData\Local

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\1
    SESSIONNAME    REG_SZ    Console
    CLIENTNAME    REG_SZ


C:\Users\Roger>

This are the results, but had no luck with double clicking .bat files: I get the same error.

It's an error window that says something like:

Windows can't find the file "filename.bat"
Make sure filename it's written correctly and try again.

filename.bat is the name of the file I'm double clicking.

(I'm translating from spanish so maybe in english it's not exactly the same message.)

 

[NoelDP]

Hmmm - that's normal.

Let's look a little deeper...

Open an Elevated Command Prompt, and run the following commands.

REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\PersistentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}
REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb} /S
REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{DD75716E-B42E-4978-BB60-1497B92E30C4}\PersistentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}
REG QUERY HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
 
.

post the results

 

[rush77]

Results:

Microsoft Windows [Versión 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos.

C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\Persi
stentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\PersistentAddinsR
egistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    {c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}


C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb} /S

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    Plain Text filter
    LocalizedString    REG_SZ    @query.dll,-511

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\InprocServer32
    (Predeterminado)    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\system32\query.dll
    ThreadingModel    REG_SZ    Both


C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKCR\CLSID\{DD75716E-B42E-4978-BB60-1497B92E30C4}\Persi
stentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DD75716E-B42E-4978-BB60-1497B92E30C4}\PersistentAddinsR
egistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    {c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}


C:\Users\Roger>REG QUERY HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b3
0bfeb}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
    (Predeterminado)    REG_SZ    Plain Text filter
    LocalizedString    REG_SZ    @query.dll,-511

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{c1243ca0-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}\Inpro
cServer32

Still no luck. But now if I right click the .bat file and select run as administrator it runs...
I noticed that if a programs tries to run a .bat it says that it can't find the file, but I'm sure it's there.