IPCONFIG

HeyBub

FLKulchar wrote:
> I do NOT have a command prompt window...seems it is NOT there!
>
> How do I install it?

You don't install it.

Pick Start/Help type "command,"

then select "Using Command Prompt" for more information.

Poprivet`

Yes, it does; it operates in command prompt mode. And
the window it's in closes immediately because it exits
and throws you back into windows.

Methinks we have some sort of troll here.


FLKulchar wrote:
> IPCONFIG does work from the Command Prompt.
>
> Why does it NOT work from the "RUN" command?
> "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> news:O3cKTjtNIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> F. Lawrence Kulchar wrote:
>>> I type "IPCONFIG" in the RUN box...
>>>
>>> and,
>>>
>>> I get the black DOS screen...but only for
>>> milliseconds; in other
>>> words, the command does NOT execute completely and
>>> follow through.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> FLKulchar
>>
>> Run it from the Command Prompt window
>> (Start-Programs-Accessories)

... et al.

FLKulchar wrote:

> IPCONFIG does work from the Command Prompt.
>
> Why does it NOT work from the "RUN" command?

[Start]-button : 'Run...' :

Cmd /k IPConfig

[OK]-button

...

Type 'Exit' at Cmd-prompt when done.


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Michael Thomas

Start ==> Run. Type "cmd" and hit return to open the command prompt
(without the quotes).

MT

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 20:28:10 -0500, "Poprivet`"
<poprivet@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote:

>If you have XP, you have a Command Prompt window.
>Start; programs; accessories; Command Prompt.
> You can NOT execute that program from any windows
>window other than the Command Prompt and see the
>results of it or do anything else with it.
>
>If you don't have XP, you're entirely in the wrong
>newsgroup.
>
>Pop`
>
>
>F. Lawrence Kulchar wrote:
>> I do NOT have a command prompt window...my next
>> dilemma?
>>
>> "Poprivet`" wrote:
>>
>>> F. Lawrence Kulchar wrote:
>>>> I type "IPCONFIG" in the RUN box...
>>>>
>>>> and,
>>>>
>>>> I get the black DOS screen...but only for
>>>> milliseconds; in other
>>>> words, the command does NOT execute completely and
>>>> follow through.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> FLKulchar
>>>
>>> You have to run ipconfig from a Command Prompt.
>
>