Solved no commands working on windows 7 pro 64 bit cmd

[ashwin19]

just purchased two laptop dell with windows 7 professional 64 bit, everything work perfect in the os, but when using cmd, every commands that is being used, getting "is not recognized as an internal or external command" for example in cmd you type "ping followed by the ip address" you get that its not recognised, even if type help, nothing happen, can someone help me how to make the cmd work again...thanks

 

[Kaktussoft]

Just a simple command like DIR doesn't work?

 

[Kaktussoft]

What does work?

c:\windows\system32\ping.exe   127.0.0.1
c:\windows\system32\ping     127.0.0.1
dir
path

 

[ashwin19]

@Kaktussoft i've tried the simple command DIR, it works ... but, ping, ipconfig,help..etc..doesn't work

 

[Kaktussoft]

c:\windows\system32\ping.exe 127.0.0.1
c:\windows\system32\ping 127.0.0.1

type exactly as shown! Doesn't work?

 

[Kaktussoft]

cd/d c:\windows\system32
ping.exe 127.0.0.1
ping 127.0.0.1

 

[ashwin19]

i've just used the above command that you give to me in cmd,
(cd/d c:\windows\system32
ping.exe 127.0.0.1
ping 127.0.0.1)
it work perfectly, i can ping, use ipconfig, etc.., but when i again close the cmd prompt, and open it again, it doesn't work directly, i've to change again to"cd/d c:\windows\system32" and then use the cmd,
can't i put it default on the cmd to cd/d c:\windows\system32.... please reply back

thanks for

 

[Kaktussoft]

Simply a problem with your default search path!
In command prompt
PATH
post output

SET
post output
I'm interested if this is listed:
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows

 

[ashwin19]

there is C:\Users\name
that all..when i type ping (ip) it says is not recognized as an internal or external command
but when i type C:\cd/d c:\windows\system32\ ping (ip) it work well, all command that i enters..works perfect...
why?? is there something that should be done, or to change, please give me a possible solution why the cmd is behaving like that..
regards

 

[strollin]

You need to modify your PATH environment variable to at least include: %SystemRoot%\system32

To do that, right-click on My Computer, then select Properties, then Advanced system settings. On the Properties dialog select Environment Variables. In the System variables box, scroll until you find the PATH variable then select it and click on the Edit button. Add (don't replace) this to what exists there already: %SystemRoot%\system32 (if appending to the end of the existing PATH make sure you put a semicolon ; in to seperate the values).

 

[Kaktussoft]

there is C:\Users\name
that all..when i type ping (ip) it says is not recognized as an internal or external command
but when i type C:\cd/d c:\windows\system32\ ping (ip) it work well, all command that i enters..works perfect...
why?? is there something that should be done, or to change, please give me a possible solution why the cmd is behaving like that..
regards

In command prompt
SET

Post screenshot

 

[ashwin19]

@strollin i've add the variable tht you've said, but remain the same, the cmd remain the same,

 

[Kaktussoft]

Simply a problem with your default search path!
In command prompt
PATH
post output

SET
post output
I'm interested if this is listed:
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows

Please post output then I can see what's wrong

 

[ashwin19]

@Kaktussoft please find attach a printscreen of my cmd, you'll see when i ping normally, it says its not recognised, but when i put c:\windows\system32\ping.exe "ip" it works again,

 

[Kaktussoft]

Simply a problem with your default search path!
In command prompt
PATH
post output

SET
post output
I'm interested if this is listed:
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows

Please post output then I can see what's wrong

I asked this twice and still no answer!

 

[ashwin19]

@Kaktussoft the set and path output is the same, please find attach a print screen of the cmd output

 

[Kaktussoft]

The first character of path output is: ;
remove the first semicolon.
At the and of path is ; %SystemRoot%\system32
remove the space after ;

Now open a new command prompt and it should work

 

[Kaktussoft]

You need to modify your PATH environment variable to at least include: %SystemRoot%\system32

To do that, right-click on My Computer, then select Properties, then Advanced system settings. On the Properties dialog select Environment Variables. In the System variables box, scroll until you find the PATH variable then select it and click on the Edit button. Add (don't replace) this to what exists there already: %SystemRoot%\system32 (if appending to the end of the existing PATH make sure you put a semicolon ; in to seperate the values).

You added

; %SystemRoot%\system32
instead of
;%SystemRoot%\system32

remove that extra space!

 

[strollin]

Yes, that extra space is causing a problem.

 

[ashwin19]

Kaktussoft & @strollin : I've added the ;%SystemRoot%\system32 variable, on the laptop, and the cmd work perfectly, all command that i'm using working perfectly, thanks for the support