command prompt dosn't work

[baudits]

hello

My command prompt somehow dosn't seem to work like i want it to. E.g. I want to enable the administrator account. So i type: net user administrator /active:yes
Or i type ipconfig /all or getmac to get the mac address.

No matter what command i type i get the message: 'something' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I tried to run command prompt both admin and as common user.

Have anyone any suggestion for what i can do?

Thanks.

-baudits

 

[Dinesh]

You get this error only when you don't type it correctly. Try typing simple commands like diskpart or ipconfig and check what comes up.

 

[Jonathan_King]

I'd suggest a sfc /scannow, but I don't think that will work in this case.

You may need to do a repair install. You should also check for malware using Malwarebytes.

 

[MadMaxData]

You may need to do a repair install.http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebyt...4572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

+1 ...has to be a corrupt OS.

 

[baudits]

To Dinesh: I do type in correct commandos
To Jonathan_King: Yeah it will not work because i can't use command prompt.

System specs:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
CPU: AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 Ghz Agena 65nm Technology.
RAM: 3 GB Dual Channel DDR2 333 Mhz
Motherboard: MedionPC MS-7501
Graphics: 256 Geforece 9500 GT (MSI)
Harddrive: 488GB Western Digitail

I haven't run malvarebytes yet

 

[baudits]

I now did the quickscan with malwarebytes. It didn't find anything.
Why should my OS all of a sudden be corrupted?

 

[manhunter2826]

As a test could you: create a new account (with full admin privileges) and see if that makes any difference.

 

[Bill2]

Click on Start button and type "sysdm.cpl" without quotes in the Run or search box. Alternatively, click on "System" icon in control panel.

In the window that opens up, Select the "Advanced" tab and then click "Environment Variables".
In the system variables panel at the bottom, choose "Path", then click the "Edit" button.

Edit the variable value. It is a long string separated by semicolons. Make sure the executable file’s location is one of the entries on this string. For commands like ipconfig, getmac etc., it is the system32 folder. If it is not there, just add the path entry of C:/windows/system32.

Also make sure that the relevant exe file like ipconfig.exe or getmac.exe are actually present in the system32 folder.

 

[theog]

Some OEM PC maker's are putting a password on the administrator account.

You may be able to override with Dinesh tutorial.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/56864-user-account-password-change-winre.html?ltr=U

 

[Dinesh]

Or perhaps try a system restore.

 

[baudits]

I did this:

" Click on Start button and type "sysdm.cpl" without quotes in the Run or search box. Alternatively, click on "System" icon in control panel.

In the window that opens up, Select the "Advanced" tab and then click "Environment Variables".
In the system variables panel at the bottom, choose "Path", then click the "Edit" button.

Edit the variable value. It is a long string separated by semicolons. Make sure the executable file’s location is one of the entries on this string. For commands like ipconfig, getmac etc., it is the system32 folder. If it is not there, just add the path entry of C:/windows/system32.

Also make sure that the relevant exe file like ipconfig.exe or getmac.exe are actually present in the system32 folder."

It didn't help me.


I will look into some of your other suggestions when i got some more time. I will post what i figure out by then. Thanks

 

[RangerGord]

I was getting the same error: "'sfc' is not recognized as an internal or external, operable program or batch file." when I tried to run sfc in a Run as Administrator cmd prompt.
Got it working by typing "sfc.exe /scannow" instead of "sfc /scannow".
Not sure why my system needs the extension, maybe because I disabled the built-in search??
I have Windows 7 Pro(64)

 

[Kaktussoft]

when you add .exe to all commands it works?
command:

dir

works?? (so without .exe)

 

[Kaktussoft]

in command prompt

echo %pathext%

post output

 

[RangerGord]

Ones that I have tried and NOT a complete list:
Works without extensions:
dir
exit
cd

Needs the extensions:
attrib.exe
sfc.exe
Chkdsk.exe

[I'm not going to check 'format']

 

[Kaktussoft]

Ones that I have tried and NOT a complete list:
Works without extensions:
dir
exit
cd

Needs the extensions:
attrib.exe
sfc.exe
Chkdsk.exe

[I'm not going to check 'format']

in command prompt

echo %pathext%

post output

 

[RangerGord]

.com;.bat;.cmd;.vbs;.vbe;.js;.jse;.wsf;.wsh;.msc

 

[Kaktussoft]

.com;.bat;.cmd;.vbs;.vbe;.js;.jse;.wsf;.wsh;.msc

My output:

C:\Users\MyName>echo %pathext%
.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

Did you change it in purpose? I don't hope so

 

[RangerGord]

No I didn't change it. That is what came up.
Maybe some malware??

 

[Kaktussoft]

No I didn't change it. That is what came up.
Maybe some malware??

Open regedit.exe and search for key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

In the right pane you see something named PATHEXT. Doubleclick on it

.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

Should be in it. So add
.EXE;
in the right place. Nou click OK and exit regedit. Now logoff and logon. Now it should work. Does it? If not show me echo %pathext% output again