concern about cmd not working as expected

  • 4 November 2013
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My wireless network just started playing up, saying it was connected and showing activity, but my web browsers werent connecting to anything, including my routers. I tried used cmd to ping, and ping wasnt even working... this is the readout from cmd.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:UsersHarry>ping 192.168.1.1'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>net'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>net?'net?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>help'help' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>cmd'cmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>run'run' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>shutdown -a'shutdown' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry> so after reading about badBIOS, I'm a *little* concerned that cmd is failing. Anyone who is half computer able to shed some light on this?
 
thanks,
phaseform

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Your PATH variable is either too long or has become corrupted. This is not as uncommon as you would think - many poorly designed programs mess with it. Or if you have a lot of server software that can make it become too long.
It's *possible* that malware would do it, but I would not jump to that conclusion at all.
 
Send this command:
echo %path%
 
and paste the results.
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Hmm I thought I had posted a reply on this already, but agreed it sounds like the enviorment variables have been altered/changed. 
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@ wrote:
Hmm I thought I had posted a reply on this already, but agreed it sounds like the enviorment variables have been altered/changed. 
Sounds like your memory
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was altered/changed
ok I tried the command:
echo %path%
 
which gave back this:
 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:UsersHarry>echo %path%C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86_64;C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86;C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;%SystemRoot%system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%System32Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%System32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:Program Files (x86)Windows LiveShared;C:Program Files (x86)ATI TechnologiesATI.ACECore-Static;C:Program Files (x86)QuickTimeQTSystem; 
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Doesn't seem to be outright wrong.
 
Can you try the absolute path: C:WindowsSystem32ping.exe
 
If that works then it's definately the path. If it doesn't then it's either user rights or a corrupted HDD.
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The Windows portion is not at the beginning. I don't have time to write how to change the PATH variable, but this is what yours should be.
 
SystemRoot%system32;%SystemRoot
%;%SystemRoot%System32Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%System32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;
C:Program Files (x86)ATI TechnologiesAT
I.ACECore-Static; C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86_64;C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86

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