IPCONFIG NOT RECOGNIZED

Question

I have a Dimension 2400 with Windows XP Home that I upgraded to SP2.  After the upgrade I began to have problems with my internet connection so I tried to use the 'Repair' option, however, when doing so I got a pop-up informing me that 'Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed:  Clearing the DNS cache'.  So I contacted my ISP who stated that the DNS cache needed to be flushed/purged thru ipconfig.  So I accessed the command prompt and typed in ipconfig/dnspurge and i also tried ipconfig/dnsflush.  Each time I tried to use ipconfig I would get the following reply:  'ipconfig not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'.   My ISP was at a loss at that point.  So could someone please help me to correct this situation because I am desperate.  Thanks so much.

tomron · Answer

Check this link.Also take a look at ' hat type of behavior more than likely due to a misconfigured Path environmental variable. To correct that problem, go to this web site and download fixpath2.zip:' http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/ipconfig-recognized-internal-external-command-ftopict406027.html   Tom

mombodog · Answer

If tomron's suggestion fails to heal it completely try the following

Open a command prompt and type the following

netsh winsock reset

hit enter, then reboot.

If this fails to give results try the following

Step 1: Delete the corrupted registry keys

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3. In Registry Editor, locate the following keys, right-click each key, and then click Delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ Winsock2

Only delete keys (folders) in RED.

4. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

5. Reboot

Note Restart the computer after you delete the Winsock keys. Doing so causes the Windows XP operating system to create new shell entries for those two keys. If you do not restart the computer after you delete the Winsock keys, the next step does not work correctly.

Step 2: Install TCP/IP
1. Right-click the network connection, and then click Properties.

2. Click Install.

3. Click Protocol, and then click Add.

4. Click Have Disk.

5. Type C:\Windows\inf, and then click OK.

6. On the list of available protocols, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click OK. If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) does not appear, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, and then click Search.
b. In the Search Companion pane, click More advanced options.
c. Click to select the following three check boxes:

     • Search system folders
     • Search hidden files and folders
     • Search subfolders

d. In the All or part of the file name box, type nettcpip.inf, and then click Search.
e. In the results pane, right-click Nettcpip.inf, and then click Install.

7. Reboot

Message Edited by mombodog on 09-08-2007 07:11 PM

msgale · Answer

Open a command prompt: Type somewhere the response there must be '\Windows\system32', if not you have a path problem.   P.S.  ipconfig normally is in the directory '\windows\system32'

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IPCONFIG NOT RECOGNIZED

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