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I was just about to run a ping and I got an error saying it was not an internal command. I tried ipconfig, same thing. I remember back a week ago I think I was fooling around with the PATH variable to add a GhostScript program to it. Can someone please tell me the default PATH variable? I want to make sure the essentials are in there. Also, do I add my own paths to the User variables section or the System variables?
Thanks in advance
The ping.exe command is an external command.
ping localhost - Pings the local host, this will allow you to see if the computer is able to send information out and receive the information back. Note that this does not send information over a network but may allow you to see if the card is being seen.
C:\Documents and Settings\yourname>ping localhost
Pinging madjr [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
The rest are external
Ping commands are at http://www.computerhope.com/pinghlp.htm
Train,
I guess I misled you. I understand ping, ipconfig, etc...
I messed up my PATH environmental variable so I cannot run certain programs via the command prompt.
I get the error:
'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
When I originally posted, I just shortened the error. Anyway, I'd like a list of the default PATH variable so I can build it again.
Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables
Thanks
Windows\System32 is the default.
For the sake of completeness, here are all mine (I haven't changed anything from default):
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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D:\WINDOWS\system32>set
ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\NJS\Application Data
CLIENTNAME=Console
CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=ARMOR2007
ComSpec=D:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=D:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\NJS
LOGONSERVER=\\ARMOR2007
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;"D:\Program Files\Z
one Labs\ZoneAlarm\MailFrontier";D:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\AGL;D:\Prog
ram Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f06
ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=D:
SystemRoot=D:\WINDOWS
TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\NJS\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\NJS\LOCALS~1\Temp
tvdumpflags=8
USERDOMAIN=ARMOR2007
USERNAME=NJS
USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\NJS
VS80COMNTOOLS=G:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005\Common7\Tools\
windir=D:\WINDOWS