Windows CMD.exe “The system cannot find the path specified.”

Question

Solved by restoring Windows to previous state

The message (The system cannot find the path specified.) shows...

1) When i open new CMD (Win+R => cmd). It

Answer 1

I think you should try this out ! I had the same issue and solved it like this :

ok type : cd\windows\system32 After that you will see this: System32/: Type what you want (ex:ipconfig): System32: ipconfig Then that should do it ! :)

Answer 2

The problem is that some program has been set to autorun when you run cmd.exe. In my case it was ANSICON that was installed... and then I moved the file without properly uninstalling.

I found a solution in this blog post:

http://carol-nichols.com/2011/03/17/the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/

The short version is to find

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun

and clear the value.

Answer 3

This actually looks like a startup error with PHP, not with your code. Does

php -r "echo 1;"

also throw the same error? If so, your php.ini file or an include may be pathed incorrectly.

php -i

should give you more info.