I had posted a question a while back, but I was not able to see where it got
posted.

Anyway, I had upgraded my XP machine to Vista and have since applied SP1.
Along the way somehow I have lost my file path. When I open a DOS window, I
can't run nslookup or ipconfig. The executables are still in my System32
filder, and if I map to that folder within the DOS window, they run just
fine. It is just that when I try to run these commands from my user folder
that ehy don't work. Or at least I get a response of "nslookup is not
recognized as an internal or external command."

Any advise on how to get my file path?

"Javier" <Javier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C92D9C0-22CC-4742-A412-A47DF71FB3BE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I had posted a question a while back, but I was not able to see where it got
> posted.
>
> Anyway, I had upgraded my XP machine to Vista and have since applied SP1.
> Along the way somehow I have lost my file path. When I open a DOS window, I
> can't run nslookup or ipconfig. The executables are still in my System32
> filder, and if I map to that folder within the DOS window, they run just
> fine. It is just that when I try to run these commands from my user folder
> that ehy don't work. Or at least I get a response of "nslookup is not
> recognized as an internal or external command."
>
> Any advise on how to get my file path?[/color]

Right-click Computer > Properties > Advanced System settings.
Click on ' Environment Variables'.
In the System Variables box select 'Path', click on 'Edit'.

On Fri, 1 May 2009 21:32:51 +0100, "Dave-UK" <here@home.com> wrote:
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>
>"Javier" <Javier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C92D9C0-22CC-4742-A412-A47DF71FB3BE@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> I had posted a question a while back, but I was not able to see where it got
>> posted.
>>
>> Anyway, I had upgraded my XP machine to Vista and have since applied SP1.
>> Along the way somehow I have lost my file path. When I open a DOS window, I
>> can't run nslookup or ipconfig. The executables are still in my System32
>> filder, and if I map to that folder within the DOS window, they run just
>> fine. It is just that when I try to run these commands from my user folder
>> that ehy don't work. Or at least I get a response of "nslookup is not
>> recognized as an internal or external command."
>>
>> Any advise on how to get my file path?[/color]
>
>Right-click Computer > Properties > Advanced System settings.
>Click on ' Environment Variables'.
>In the System Variables box select 'Path', click on 'Edit'.
>
>[/color]


Once you do the above, your path should have something in it like this
in the front:

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

"+Bob+" wrote:
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> On Fri, 1 May 2009 21:32:51 +0100, "Dave-UK" <here@home.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> >"Javier" <Javier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C92D9C0-22CC-4742-A412-A47DF71FB3BE@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> >> I had posted a question a while back, but I was not able to see where it got
> >> posted.
> >>
> >> Anyway, I had upgraded my XP machine to Vista and have since applied SP1.
> >> Along the way somehow I have lost my file path. When I open a DOS window, I
> >> can't run nslookup or ipconfig. The executables are still in my System32
> >> filder, and if I map to that folder within the DOS window, they run just
> >> fine. It is just that when I try to run these commands from my user folder
> >> that ehy don't work. Or at least I get a response of "nslookup is not
> >> recognized as an internal or external command."
> >>
> >> Any advise on how to get my file path?[/color]
> >
> >Right-click Computer > Properties > Advanced System settings.
> >Click on ' Environment Variables'.
> >In the System Variables box select 'Path', click on 'Edit'.
> >
> >[/color]
>
>
> Once you do the above, your path should have something in it like this
> in the front:
>
> %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;
>[/color]


Thanks guys for the response. I had totally forgotten about the Path
variable. I applied the changes you suggested and all is finie now.

Thanks again!