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>-----Original Message-----
>Control Panel|System|Advanced|Environment
Variables|System Variables and
>make sure that "Path" has
>%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%
>at least somewhere in the string.
>
>Also check that "Path" found at
>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Environment
>is a type Reg_Expand_Sz string and not type Reg_Sz
>
>You can run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup,
then choose ERD, then
>if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg
will also be backed
>up to
>%windir%\repair\RegBack
>leaving the
>%windir%\repair\
>directory files intact as original installation.
>
>Then close all programs, run regedit, navigate to
>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Environment
>rename the Reg_Sz string "Path" to "Pathx" Then run
regedt32, navigate to
>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Environment
>double-click on Pathx, then right-click|Copy the string
then from the menu;
>Edit|Add Value
>Value Name:=Path
>Data Type:=REG_EXPAND_SZ
>OK
>then paste the string (copied from Pathx) in the string
editor text box.
>OK
>Should be ok to delete the old value "Pathx" Close
regedit, and regedt32,
>restart for effect.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"patc" wrote:
>|I just upgraded a Win 98 laptop to 2000 Professional.
>| After updating drivers, everything seems fine. However,
>| when I try to run ipconfig (and other command line
>| programs), I get ipconfig is not a recognizable as an
>| internal or external command. HELP!!!
>
>
>.
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