Re: Can't run batch files or use cmd.exe

andreyvul wrote:
Every time I run cmd.exe or a batch file, I get this message: "The
command prompt has been disabled by your administrator.

Press any key to continue . . ."
Somehow I might hve done careless nLite-ing and I'm too lazy to
reinstall Windows XP.
Note 1: I am logged in as Administrator.
Note 2: My product key is volume license, therefore priority
technical support is $45.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
You should learn to use google more effectively.
A search for the exact error message brought up a lot of good
hits..

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

One of the ones that caught my eye immediately...
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/disablecmd.htm

andreyvul wrote:
<slaps self in the head>

Let us know if that was a good slap (one of the solutions worked) or a bad
slap... *grin*

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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