Re: Ping and ipconfig doesn't work in XP Home

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In article <DFBE9EB3-F689-4721-BA90-42AE2142A2DC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill
Artman" <BillArtman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >Hello;
>> >
>> >I have a 3 machine network. The Ping command works on 2 machines but not on
>> >the third. On the command line, when I enter ping and an IP address of one
>> >of other machines on the network I get the response 'ping' is not recognized
>> >as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. What
>> >could be causing this problem?
>>
>> In a command prompt window, type this command, which shows the folders
>> where Windows looks for command names:
>>
>> echo %Path%
>>
>> If the output from the command doesn't contain "C:\Windows\System32",
>> enter this command to add it:
>>
>> set Path=C:\Windows\System32;%Path%
>>
>> If Windows is installed in a different folder than C:\Windows,
>> substitute the correct folder name above.
>>
>> If that doesn't help, search for a file named "ping.exe".
>>
>> >Also with I run ipconfig from the Run dialog
>> >box on all 3 machines it looks like a the command line window flickers open
>> >for a couple of seconds then it closes. Am I doing something wrong -
>> >shouldn't the window stay open to give me the ipconfig information?
>>
>> Open a command prompt window by typing "cmd" in the Start | Run box.
>> Then enter the ping, ipconfig, or other commands.
>>
>> >Thanks for your help!
>>
>> You're welcome!
>
>Steve, thanks for your response.
>
>I did what you suggested by typing the echo and then the set path command at
>the command prompt. When I try to ping I am still getting 'ping' is not
>recognized
>as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
>
>I did a search on the C drive for ping.exe and it is in the WINNT\Sys32
>directory. I am still not able to get ipconfig to display anything. I also
>searched for ipconfig.exe and it too is in the WINNT\Sys32 directory. These
>two exe files also appear in a couple of other locations too. Should I
>delete ping.exe and ipconfig.exe in the other locations that are not
>WINNT\Sys32?
>
>This is a strange problem. My network is working but the machine that the
>ping and ipconfig doesn't work on is slow to open small folders on another
>network machine and will not open folders with up to 400 20 Mb files. When I
>try to open a large folder Windows Explorer or PhotoShop hangs and Task
>Manager says Not Responding.
>
>Do you have any other suggestions. Thanks very much for your help!

You're welcome, Bill. Please answer these questions to help solve the
problem:

What is the value of the Path variable on your computer, as shown by
the "echo" command?

What is the full name of the folder that contains the ping.exe and
ipconfig.exe files? Include that name in the Path variable. You said
WINNT\Sys32, but the folder containing those files is usually named
System32. Is the folder on the C: disk or on another disk?

What other folders contain ping.exe and ipconfig.exe? Are the names
of those folders in the path?
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