HELP WITH PING TEST

[steelreserve316 0]

I keep trying to run a ping test but I keep getting an error. 

[FallowEarth 3]

What are you typing, and what does the error say?

[steelreserve316 0]

I type -

[netmasta 0]

Yea, something is definately wrong. What version of Windows are you using?

[cholla 16]

steelreserve316; Do you have

[netmasta 0]

steelreserve316; Do you have  MS-DOS Prompt in your ProgramAccessories?

Ping has it's own program 'ping.com'. It's just usually launched from cmd.com/command.com.

[cholla 16]

Ping has it's own program 'ping.com'. It's just usually launched from cmd.com/command.com.

Thats on XP I assume I know that XP has little to no DOS.On a 9X or ME you ping from the MSDOS program.

Try this to fix the corrupt file:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747/EN-US/ sfc scannow for XP

START

[steelreserve316 0]

I have cmd prompt in my programs/accessories and I am using XP Pro.  I recently reformated my hardrive and started from scratch.  Now I'm having a bunch of problems.  The ping test is 1 problem.  Another problem is that when I try to run windows update, my download freezes when I try to update to SP2.

[resopalrabotnick 2]

hm. did you install off the original disk? one thing that comes to mind is a 'special' version of xp that might have some of its files replaced with junk/malware. that's the only explanation for the borked ping.com i can think of.

and ping should be an .exe, not a com. definitely something fishy.

[dn0 20]

That is strange.

My window shows "Ping.exe" like resopalrabotnick is saying:

Also, I attached ping.exe from my PC (it works), try running it, see if you get good results.

I believe you will have to save it in c/windows/system32.

I would change the name ping.com to something like pingBAD.com temporarily, and then try pinging again.

If anyone else can jump in to help that would be great.

[resopalrabotnick 2]

you might have to type ping.exe at the prompt to be sure it doesn't default to the .com which i think would be picked first if you type just ping.

[cholla 16]

My ISP blocks ping so I can't give the example I would like to but if it wasn't blocked it would give ping results.

C:WINDOWS>cd

C:>ping

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]

[steelreserve316 0]

My version of Windows IS legite.  And another thing I just noticed is that my system32 folder is missing!  How would that happen?

[cak46 0]

My version of Windows IS legite. And another thing I just noticed is that my system32 folder is missing! How would that happen?

Check the folder properties to see if you are viewing Hidden and System Folders  under Tools menu, folder options > View Tab

With the ping issue, you may have a bit of malware on your machine see:  http://vic.zonelabs.com/tmpl/body/CA/virusDetails.jsp?VId=41687

Have you scanned with Anti-virus and Anti-Spyware/Malware software?

[haifa77 0]

Nice.................