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Last answer on May 12, 2009 8:03:04 pm BST dellmania, on Sep 19, 2008 8:46:56 am BST 
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Hello,

I cannot run cmd through the start and run program. It tells me to check if the path is valid and also to try again. But the command is good because at work ive tried it on my computer and it was good but then whats the problem with my pc?

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gibsontom06, on Sep 19, 2008 1:49:21 pm BST

Just go in the windows folder and see if cmd.exe is present and if it is then just open it from there.

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mk, on Feb 18, 2009 12:50:53 pm GMT

Sorry can u tell which folder because i am not able to see it in the windows folder

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 Rick, on May 12, 2009 8:03:04 pm BST

The Path is C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe (For XP and earlier versions only)

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