Solved ipconfig/ all unrecognized or incomplete command line

[brenassi]

hi
was working just hours ago (ipconfig/ all) then had to do a hard reset on router as i forgot password and now when i try ipconfig it doesn't recognize.
have tried turning pc, modern and router off. the ipconfig.exe is in the folder its meant to be in. i can only think I've done something not quite right in setting up router perhaps, normally i think the ip and or subnet, dns, gateway change when setting up router in this case they have remained the same

 

[UsernameIssues]

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

It sounds like the environmental variable named Path has lost some info or some files got messed up.

[COLOR=Red]%SystemRoot%\system32[/COLOR];%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

Without that part, ipconfig might fail to work.
The Path info in the code box above is from a fresh install of W7 - not much installed. You don't want to copy/paste the info above into your Path variable - doing so could break other things. It might be best if you post what you have for your Path variable and let us decide how to go forward from there. Let us know if you need the steps to find/post that info.

You might also want to run this scan:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

 

[brenassi]

Hi thanks for fast reply. yes will need steps to find it please

 

[UsernameIssues]

Let's run the SFC scan first and see if that fixes things.

I've confirmed that ipconfig.exe is one of the files that the scan checks & replaces if it can.

 

[brenassi]

run SFC scan removed 230 errors still no fix though

 

[UsernameIssues]

Restart the computer and run the SFC scan again please.

I'll work on the screens to get you to the path info.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Click on Start, then right click on Computer and select Properties.








Scroll down a bit and then double click on Path.




The last window (shown below) should have the Path info already selected.



Just copy/paste/post that info and Cancel your way out of those windows.

 

[brenassi]

C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86_64;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static

 

[UsernameIssues]

C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86_64;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static

So much for that idea. The correct info is in there to find that file named ipconfig.exe.

Can you manually find that file?

Did the second SFC scan find/fix things.

Hopefully, one of the scans will eventually say no integrity problems found.

 

[BJB]

No need for any of that as it's a simple syntax error. Try ipconfig /all, not ipconfig/ all

 

[brenassi]

yes I manually found it before i posted its where is meant to be. 2nd scan found 2 errors and 3rd scan found 1. i just noticed if i type this into run cmd /k ipconfig /all the info i need is there however just cant do it while in cmd even running as admin

 

[brenassi]

worked thanks alot. strange though was doing it with the space previously

 

[UsernameIssues]

I should have mentioned that it is best to restart the computer after each SFC scan.

Try a few more until you get a clean on with no integrity errors
or
until it says that it can not fix what it found.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Good to hear that it is working

 

[brenassi]

Thanks for the time you've been a great help. No errors on 4th scan and restart each time. Will be marking thread as solved

 

[UsernameIssues]

You are welcome...

...and you have helped me too

I've been looking for a case when it took multiple SFC scans to fix multiple problems. Your case is the first one that I've ever seen require that. There is some debate as to the need to do the scan over and over.