Re: XP KILLED IPCONFIG!!!!!! ...Please Help....Re: ipconfig doesn't execute

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From: Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:37:12 -0500

Go to the 'Command Prompt'.. type in the command.. watch what follows 

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
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"I'm Ted Jones Dammit!!!" <ted.jones@caffeine.mor.test-labs.net> wrote in 
message news:1107447094.051098.238260@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> On two separate Windows XP Professional Systems I have come come across
> a problem where the "ipconfig" command will no longer execute from the
> command line. Here is the exact wording:
>
> "C:\>ipconfig
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> An internal error occurred: The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.
>
> Additional information: Unknown media status code.
>
> C:\>Dangit! Give me my IP Address Information!!!
> 'Dangit!' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file."
> C:\>"
>
>
> I've never seen this happen on other Microsoft Operating system and I
> find it very puzzling, and frustrating as well.
>
> Can someone please explain why this happened and possibly offer some
> advice on how to fix it?!
>
> Thanks.
>
> TJ
>
>
>
>
> Raviram Medapati wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>        ipconfig used to work fine but it suddenly
>> stopped working. I get the following error message
>>
>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>ipconfig
>>
>> Windows IP Configuration
>>
>> An internal error occurred: The system cannot find the
>> file specified.
>>
>> Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for
>> further help.
>>
>> Additional information: Unknown media status code.
>>
>> How do I solve this?
>>
>> thanks in advance.
>> Raviram Medapati
>>
>> PS: I would appreciate if you also send a email when you
>> post the solution.
>

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