Need cmd to come up with the tool bar/name bar

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On an XP Pro SP2 box, until a couple weeks ago, when I brought up the cmd
prompt by typing cmd in the run box, I always got XP''s cmd prompt aka dos
emulator with a name bar and right clicking on it gave me tools to configure
it's appearance and functions. I no longer get this, and I am not using cmd
in full screen mode.

I can see it by right clicking the minimized cmd on my task bar, using
properties or I can use edit from that right click context, but I want the
name bar back. When I go to the right click context>properties and click
normal window it should restore this but it doesn't.

That is when I right click defaults or properties and click on the options
tab>display options>
window (instead of full screen) it doesn't correct this.

Any suggestions or a regedit to fix this?

Best,

Chad Harris
______________________________________

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cmd.exe might be corrupt.

Try this.

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
Double click on cmd.exe there and see if it opens different than typing cmd
from the Run box.

Typing cmd from the Run box opens C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe.

If it does, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32 locate cmd.exe and drag it to
your desktop. Windows File Protection will replace the moved cmd.exe with a
copy from C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache delete the copy that's on your
desktop.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ehhmD7BpFHA.3364@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Chad Harris <ddram32_nospam@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> On an XP Pro SP2 box, until a couple weeks ago, when I brought up the cmd
> prompt by typing cmd in the run box, I always got XP''s cmd prompt aka dos
> emulator with a name bar and right clicking on it gave me tools to
> configure it's appearance and functions. I no longer get this, and I am
> not using cmd in full screen mode.
>
> I can see it by right clicking the minimized cmd on my task bar, using
> properties or I can use edit from that right click context, but I want the
> name bar back. When I go to the right click context>properties and click
> normal window it should restore this but it doesn't.
>
> That is when I right click defaults or properties and click on the options
> tab>display options>
> window (instead of full screen) it doesn't correct this.
>
> Any suggestions or a regedit to fix this?
>
> Best,
>
> Chad Harris
> ______________________________________

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Chad,

These are the keys related to cmd.exe that I know of.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%SystemRoot%_System32_cmd.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\cmd.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%232FZV2HpFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Chad Harris <ddram32_nospam@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes--what a neat idea. I didn't think of this and while I urge SFC all
> the time with Mark Liron's tweak
> http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
> to run it to include SP install files and in the situations when so many
> people don't have an XP CD, you got me to look harder at what is in
> dllcache.
>
> Of course it worked and I suppose cmd.exe was corrupted. I wonder if
> there was any corresponding registry subkey that could have been fixed
> also.
>
> As always thanks,
>
> Chad Harris
> _________________________________________
>
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ef28CVDpFHA.1148@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> cmd.exe might be corrupt.
>>
>> Try this.
>>
>> Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
>> Double click on cmd.exe there and see if it opens different than typing
>> cmd
>> from the Run box.
>>
>> Typing cmd from the Run box opens C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe.
>>
>> If it does, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32 locate cmd.exe and drag it to
>> your desktop. Windows File Protection will replace the moved cmd.exe
>> with a
>> copy from C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache delete the copy that's on your
>> desktop.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:ehhmD7BpFHA.3364@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> Chad Harris <ddram32_nospam@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> On an XP Pro SP2 box, until a couple weeks ago, when I brought up the
>>> cmd prompt by typing cmd in the run box, I always got XP''s cmd prompt
>>> aka dos
>>> emulator with a name bar and right clicking on it gave me tools to
>>> configure it's appearance and functions. I no longer get this, and I am
>>> not using cmd in full screen mode.
>>>
>>> I can see it by right clicking the minimized cmd on my task bar, using
>>> properties or I can use edit from that right click context, but I want
>>> the
>>> name bar back. When I go to the right click context>properties and
>>> click normal window it should restore this but it doesn't.
>>>
>>> That is when I right click defaults or properties and click on the
>>> options
>>> tab>display options>
>>> window (instead of full screen) it doesn't correct this.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions or a regedit to fix this?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Chad Harris
>>> ______________________________________