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My wireless network just started playing up, saying it was connected and showing activity, but my web browsers werent connecting to anything, including my routers. I tried used cmd to ping, and ping wasnt even working... this is the readout from cmd.



Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:UsersHarry>ping 192.168.1.1'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>net'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>net?'net?' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>help'help' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>cmd'cmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>run'run' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry>shutdown -a'shutdown' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.C:UsersHarry> so after reading about badBIOS, I'm a *little* concerned that cmd is failing. Anyone who is half computer able to shed some light on this?

 

thanks,

phaseform
Your PATH variable is either too long or has become corrupted. This is not as uncommon as you would think - many poorly designed programs mess with it. Or if you have a lot of server software that can make it become too long.

It's *possible* that malware would do it, but I would not jump to that conclusion at all.

 

Send this command:

echo %path%

 

and paste the results.
Hmm I thought I had posted a reply on this already, but agreed it sounds like the enviorment variables have been altered/changed. 
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Hmm I thought I had posted a reply on this already, but agreed it sounds like the enviorment variables have been altered/changed. 

Sounds like your memory

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was altered/changed
ok I tried the command:

echo %path%

 

which gave back this:

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:UsersHarry>echo %path%C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86_64;C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86;C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;%SystemRoot%system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%System32Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%System32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:Program Files (x86)Windows LiveShared;C:Program Files (x86)ATI TechnologiesATI.ACECore-Static;C:Program Files (x86)QuickTimeQTSystem; 
Doesn't seem to be outright wrong.

 

Can you try the absolute path: C:WindowsSystem32ping.exe

 

If that works then it's definately the path. If it doesn't then it's either user rights or a corrupted HDD.
The Windows portion is not at the beginning. I don't have time to write how to change the PATH variable, but this is what yours should be.

 

SystemRoot%system32;%SystemRoot

%;%SystemRoot%System32Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%System32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;

C:Program Files (x86)ATI TechnologiesAT

I.ACECore-Static; C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86_64;C:Program Files (x86)AMD APPinx86

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