Re: Unable to access the DOS system32 subdirectory

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Hi All:
Thanks for all your explainations. My problem is that my system32 directory
is not in my windows directory, it resides in the winnt directory. Since I
was looking for it in my System directory it was not found, when I entered:
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 and entered PING it worked. I don't know if this is normal
but that's where it is.
Patrick



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I click on Start-Run and the black DOS screen

This is a command prompt, it's not DOS.

titled
C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe appears and says:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>
I type in 'path=c:\windows\system32\' without the quotes
and the same
message appears:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

Yes. that's because what you typed will not change directory, it will
change the PATH environment variable to be c:\windows\system32. You see
the same directory because the command completed and did not require - nor
was it asked to perform - a change of directory. What you describe is
expected and normal.


then I ussue the command cd\ I get to the root directory,
when I issue the above path command from the c: root directory nothing
happens,

See above. You should just see the c:\prompt.


when I issue the above path command from the c:\windows nothing happens,

Well, you're not asking it to change anything at all, so... ?

when I ussue the DIR command from the windows directory I only see three
no-name sub-directories nothing that says system32,

Note that there is a Windows directory in your profile folder in Documents
and Settings. Be sure that that isn't where you're looking.

what am I doing wrong, I need to execute the Ping command to trouble
shoot my isp connection. Can anyone help?
Patrick

Change directory to the c:\windows\system32 folder, and type dir ping.*.
Then, assuming it's found, type ping.

HTH
-pk




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