Command prompt not recognizing commands

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Hello.

It seems as if my command prompt will not let me do any simple system commands such as ping, ipconifg, etc. And it will also not let me use commands for my compiler. The paths are set properly in the environment variables, but it still does not work. See the screencap below:

http://i.imgur.com/PTxx3fR.png

I have no idea how this happened. The system has no viruses and is clean. Any help would be appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1564
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobile Radeon 4330
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
This is what I see for a path on a fresh install:
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

Try this from within a cmd prompt:
C:\Windows\System32\ping,exe
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
The command you have there does indeed work. As does the the default commands such as cd, dir, etc.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1564
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobile Radeon 4330
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Then maybe put this in as your path...
Code:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
...and then add your other stuff to the end.

Ping is just an app - not a command per se - like DIR.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
That did it! I appreciate your help!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1564
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobile Radeon 4330
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
You are welcome.

Please mark the thread as solved.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
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