Running program.exe from command line: 'not recognized as command' error explained

How to run program.exe from the command line.
Writing the full path in the line run the program starts, from the command line I enter the directory of the exe file and the attempt to run ends with the following information: The name is not recognized as an internal or external command executable program or batch file

type cmd in run
and then, as in dosie, you navigate through the directories
cd directory - change path to 'directory'
cd .. - it is a directory below
filename.exe - runs the file, if it can be run in the dosa environment

So I did and the result is as described.

since dos writes that "Name is not recognized as an internal or external command executable or batch file" then it is right! you probably make a typo or run from another directory, it can be 1 directory further with the same name

e.g:

c: \ directory \ directory \ directory \ prog.exe

and you type in, for example: c: \ directory \ directory \ prog.exe

I do not see any other possibility

I rewrite the path 1: 1 to the command line and to the run field. Only in the second case it started.
I need to make a * .bat file that runs a winxp program.

1) Are there any spaces in the path or program name? Because as it is, the whole thing is in the ears: "\ xxxxx.exe"

2) Do not rewrite from the `` Run '' box, just select and copy, then in the console window `` insert ''

3) Does what you want to run have the .exe extension for sure?

I copy the command from the shortcut to the * .bat file and vice versa. The hotkey works whip no. Same with the command line. There is no question of no spaces.

Hmm ....
And entering the command as it was in `Run 'to the START command changes something?

Why do you need a bat file? Shortcut is not enough?

Most of the programs launched from the bat file require the computer to "set itself up" in the program directory, otherwise there will be errors.
For example, we want to run the G: \ Directory \ directory3_0 \ directory.exe file.
Entering the line in the batch file (bat):

will run the program, but an error will occur because the program has G: \ Cataloging \ list3_0 \ as the working directory, which has not been obtained in the batch file. In this case, you would need to add the application directory to the Path environment variable, which is not convenient under XP.

However, creating a bat file with the following content:

will run the program without error because the computer "set itself" in the working directory of the application.
This is also how the shortcut works, in addition to the directory with the executable program, it also "sets" the working directory of the application in accordance with the directory in which the program is located.

It should also be added that if directories / file have a space in their name, they must be enclosed in quotation marks.

I think this will solve your problem.

Regarding the path:
in the command line I go from directory to directory and finally enter the name from .exe and it does not start, just writes Name is not recognized as an internal or external command executable program or batch file.
In addition, this does not apply to all programs, e.g. winamp starts normally from the command line.

Maybe write what the program is, but in my opinion you are making a mistake.
After entering the program directory, enter dir / p , a list of files available there will be displayed, check if the name you are typing is there.
You don't need to add an extension because files with the same name are executed in the order * .exe, * .com, * .bat.
I still don't know what exactly you want to achieve because you don't want to write it.

If you have winXP, run cmd.exe
One by one, start running the programs you have on your computer.
Some of them will not start, then you will know what I'm talking about.

It happens that the Elevator does not know how to interpret the entered command, e.g. due to intense mixing in the system. Question: do commands like ping, netstat, ipconfig also fail and end with a similar message?

zbyniu wrote:

If you have winXP, run cmd.exe
One by one, start running the programs you have on your computer.
Some of them will not start, then you will know what I'm talking about.

I wonder what do not start for you, because for me they all work.
Not counting of course the programs that display the appropriate error message. Enlighten me because I don't know what you're talking about.

Zuchan wrote:

It happens that the Elevator does not know how to interpret the entered command, e.g. due to intense mixing in the system.

This has not happened to me yet, the correct commands / files are being executed correctly. Otherwise there is an appropriate message.
The easiest way to explain every Windows ailment is that the system is stupid, usually the user makes mistakes.

Don't confuse people with imaginary stories.

"Do not confuse people with imaginary stories." Well, sorry, here, my friend, exaggerate a bit, accusing me of making up a story. For several nice years of playing with computers, I encountered various situations, including those that Paveliw had not heard of. This does not mean that they could only appear in imaginary stories. Specifically: a more advanced user did not like the restrictions imposed by the network administrator and tried to use his business PC according to his preferences at all costs. He booted Linux from a bootable floppy, allowing himself to install software, search for passwords, etc. The result was that Windows did strange things on the machine, eg the ping command in the command line ended with the same message as the author of this thread quoted. In order to correctly execute the command, it was enough to run cmd.exe from its location: C: \ WINDOWS \ system32. And that's all my "confuse people's mind". I greet those who think differently.

Zuchan wrote:

... He booted Linux from a bootable floppy, allowing himself to install software, search for passwords, etc. The result was that Windows did strange things on the machine, eg the ping command in the command line ended with the same message as the author of this thread quoted. ...

Don't be confused, if you start your computer from any boot floppy disk, the operating system is the floppy booted system, not the one on the hard disk.
Then all sorts of things can happen, but that is not the subject of this topic!
Here we are talking about the command line in XP, if the user was messing with his system, he would probably inform us about it, otherwise we can only guess what happened.
I know that people do different things with their system, I've already seen a lot, but in case of problems you have to write about it, nothing like that happened here.

dismissal finally write what program does not want to run, maybe we will find out what is the cause of your problems.
Writing generally that something won't start goes nowhere.

zbyniu wrote:

I copy the command from the shortcut to the * .bat file and vice versa. The hotkey works whip no. Same with the command line. There is no question of no spaces.

So there are spaces in the name !!

When calling this applet, write its name into quotation marks.

Example:

If the notebook with notepad you will change the name to note pad then to run it from the command line or from inside a bat file you have to type "note pad" .

The same goes for paths:
e.g:
"C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft Office \ Office10 \ excel.exe"

Rybart :arrow:

I have already written about the necessity to put paths to directories / files with spaces in the name in quotation marks.

Faktor paweliw ale: "The words teach examples draw"

rybart wrote:

The fact is Paweliw but: "verba docent, exemp trahunt"

I understand my love for Latin but this is a forum Polish , it was not enough to write: words teach, examples attract (captivate) ?

Hello. Is it possible to copy text in windows (in the graphical interface) and then run the command line and paste it? Please help.

You can, in the properties of the cmd window, you set the quick edit mode, and then with the right mouse button you paste what you want to the cmd window.