Vista - CMD - TRACERT\PING etc.

Hi,

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
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C:\Users\user>tracert www.vistax64.com
'tracert' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.



C:\Users\user>ping vistax64.com
'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

This just started happening to me.

What could be the problem?

How can i fix this.

Thank you!
Damir

Ping.exe and tracert.exe are executables which should be present in \windows\system32. The error message suggests they're not being found, which leads to two obvious possibilities:

1) It's cos they ain't there. DIR /S PING.EXE from the root of the C: drive (if that's where your Windows folder lives) would find all instances.

2) \Windows\system32 is no longer within your PATH environment variable, which is why trying to invoke them from \users\user doesn't work. Type PATH from a cmd prompt to check whether it includes \windows\system32. It really, really ought to.

I'd be curious to hear what it turns out to be

Hi,

This is what i get from typing PATH:

PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Fi
les (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\PROGRA~1\DISKEE~1\DISKEE~1\


Thanks,
damir

OK. As long as you see C:\WINDOWS when you type this: ECHO %SYSTEMROOT%, it's not a PATH problem.

Can you actually see ping.exe and tracert.exe in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32?

Hi,

Yes, they are there

If you change directory to c:\windows\system32 and type PING or TRACERT from there, what are the results? Same?

What about if you type DIR PING.EXE in that same location? Does it find the file?

Hi,
When i cd to the dir as you asked, it works.

Results:

c:\Windows\System32>ping vistax64.com

Pinging vistax64.com [74.86.200.236] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.86.200.236: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=121
Reply from 74.86.200.236: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=121
Reply from 74.86.200.236: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=121
Reply from 74.86.200.236: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=121

Ping statistics for 74.86.200.236:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 57ms, Maximum = 57ms, Average = 57ms

c:\Windows\System32>dir PING.EXE
Volume in drive C is WINDOWS
Volume Serial Number is CEC7-F0A8

Directory of c:\Windows\System32

01/20/2008 10:48 PM 17,408 PING.EXE
1 File(s) 17,408 bytes
0 Dir(s) 130,507,272,192 bytes free

Thank you,
Damir

At least the files themselves are present. Out of curiosity, what do you see when you type ECHO %SYSTEMROOT% ?

Hi,

Go to computer properties,in the properties window click on advanced system settings, in the next window click environment variables, there u can find the path variable in lower side. U can edit the values by clicking edit. U can delete all from c:\program files\....\...\.
my path variable's value is

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

Hi,

That worked.

Thank you!
Damir