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RE: cannot run CMD.EXE
- To: Pavel Kudrna <kudrna at plasma dot troja dot mff dot cuni dot cz>, cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: RE: cannot run CMD.EXE
- From: Frank Merenda <fmerenda at offmail dot vetexchange dot com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:58:58 -0400
try typing if all lowercase. i.e.
cmd.exe
that works on my NT box from any directory I am in.
Thanks,
Frank Merenda | Senior Software Engineer
VetExchange | http://www.VetExchange.com
fmerenda@VetExchange.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Kudrna [mailto:kudrna@plasma.troja.mff.cuni.cz]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:23 PM
> To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: cannot run CMD.EXE
>
>
> Hello,
> when I try to run CMD.EXE from bash the program is not found
> although the correct full path is specified (see below).
> If I change directory towards CMD.EXE it is OK, cmd.exe is
> found.
>
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c $ /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/CMD.EXE
> The name specified is not recognized as an
> internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c $ cd /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32 $ cmd
> Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM)
> (C) Copyright 1985-1996 Microsoft Corp.
>
> c:\WINNT\system32>exit
>
> If the directory c:\winnt\system32 is included in %PATH% it
> is also OK.
> Is it problem of uppercase/lowercase or what does it mean?
> Thanks
> Pavel Kudrna.
>
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