Another Command Prompt Question

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I must not know something here, and I know this is probably a stupid question, but how do you get cmd.exe to run a program for you. I know how to get a dir list, etc., but when I type a .exe file name after C:/Windows>, it tells me that what I typed was not a recognized command, runnable program, or batch file. Can someone kindly explain to the dummy here what I am supposed to do. Thanks.
 
Matthew,

The program you want to run may be corrupt or may not be compatible/runnable
in DOS mode. Also, you may want to make sure you have the spelling correct
and that the path to the file is specified if the file is in a different
directory than the one your in (eg. C:\Windows).



Regards,

Rob

MatthewP said:
I must not know something here, and I know this is probably a stupid
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question, but how do you get cmd.exe to run a program for you. I know how to
get a dir list, etc., but when I type a .exe file name after C:/Windows>, it
tells me that what I typed was not a recognized command, runnable program,
or batch file. Can someone kindly explain to the dummy here what I am
supposed to do. Thanks.
 
Hi MatthewP,

Let's see if you have the Path variable set right.

Go to the command line and type path, the directories /Windows and
/Windows/System32 should be included.

If they are missing, right click on My Computer, select properties >
Advanced Options tab > Environment variables. Under system variables,
click on Path and add:

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;

Hope this helps.
 
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