Hi
Recently when ive gone to use command prompt it keeps on coming up C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\(COMMAND I TYPE IN).COM i dont know how to fix it .
Thanks
Tom

Hi
Recently i went to use command prompt and it wont let me use it (the commands i type in will not work) C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\(THE COMMAND I TYPE IN).COM please help me
Thanks
Tom

Tom please only post 1 message on a question or problem, posting more than 1 just confuses the issue. Please tell us exactly what you are typing and the exact error message you are receiving, thanks.

As i put above its concerning command prompt it wont let me type in a command and it runs very slow basically it says this c:\windows\system32\(command i type in).com it thinks its a url
Thanks
Tom

Command.com is the DOS version of CMD.EXE

In XP you basically want CMD.EXE

This should open from All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt

& or Start/Run cmd or cmd.exe

Can you open & use CMD.EXE?

no i cant can you reinstall it cmd.exe doesnt work nothing like that works
Thanks
Tom

What happens when you try?

Any error messages?

You can try running sfc /scannow from Start/Run
You will need a full version XP CD in order to do this.

Is this your only problem?

The reason I ask is that it might be a symptom of a wider virus.

Can you open the Task Manager?

Can you run msconfig?

Can you run regedit?

no, it wont let use command prompt it loads but then when i come to type the command in it doesnt do anything

So nothing has changed over the past year?

Is this your only problem?

You might consider reinstalling XP:

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP

yes nothing has changed it just doesnt seem to want to accept any commands i type in for example the other day i type in (ipconfig) it doesnt do anything and then crashes, i can try and reinstall windows though i have windows server on my other hd will it affect that?