IPConfig

I'm sort of a novice. On a website it told how to find your mac address and other info. It said to go to start>cmd>ipconfig -all. I made a mistake and typed ipconfig -all in the run box instead of in the comand prompt. When I did a black screen appeard then immediately went away. I did it in the comand prompt then it worked and stayed.

Anyway, I then decided to type just ipconfig in the run box to see what happened and I got the black window that immediately went away. I was supposed to get the ipconfig window that has all the information on it as I have in the past but instead I just got the fleeting black window. I tried rebooting but no success.

What do I do to get the ipconfig window back with all the tabs and everything? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Michael

Thanks Doc Brown,

But all of that is too complicated for me. I will need the info in the ipconfig window to understand or do anything.

Your not going to like this, but I just remembered it was msconfig that I used in the past and will need in the future.

Does ipconfig even come up as a window other than the comand prompt? That's how much of a novice I am. Also, if it's not too much to ask, what is ipconfig mostly used for?

Thanks for all your help

Michael

Thanks Doc

I was expecting a lecture about not being knowledgable enough to be on these forums. Thanks for all of your help and I will check out those tutorials.