VC++ Express: The system cannot find the specified path

Hi,

Recently I am unable to compile programs with Visual C++ Express 2005. It work fine before. When I try to compile code I get the error message:

Code:

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The system cannot find the specified path.

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I am not sure when this started to happen, but I tried to install Visual Studio 2005 Professional recently which might have caused this.

Does someone know what causes the error, and how I can solve it?

Thanks


This is the exact error message from Visual Studio:

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------ Build started: Project: program, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
stdafx.cpp
Compiling...
program.cpp
Compiling manifest to resources...
Linking...
Embedding manifest...
Het systeem kan het opgegeven pad niet vinden.
Project : error PRJ0002 : Error result 1 returned from 'C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'.
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\Tex\Bureaublad\ziek\program\program\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
program - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

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It seems some file is missing or PATH is incorrect maybe? That's what it sounds like to me.

Post what "echo %PATH%" says (from a command prompt).

Also, this should be moved... doesn't really live here.

Well actually, you could just get away with typing "path" at the cmd prompt.

Thanks for your help.

I have changed the path, and the error is gone, but now the following error message occurs:

Code:

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Project : error PRJ0003 : Error spawning 'cmd.exe'.

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This is the output from "path":

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PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Mic
rosoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7
\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools\bin;C:\Program F
iles\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Vis
ual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;C:\Program
 Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCPackages;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WIN
NT\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft
 SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\AGL;C:\Program Fi
les\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\bin
n\

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Is there a cmd.exe in c:\windows\system32\ ? (That's where it usually lives).

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Mats

I assume you're on W2K from your path?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by from your path

C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WIN
NT\System32

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If not, then they're wrong.

Yes, I am using Windows 2000 and the cmd is in system32.


When I choose to load the Visual Studio command prompt from Visual studio a cmd is loaded instead of the Visual Studio command prompt.


Is there a way to revert my settings to the default Visual Studio settings pherhaps?

Thanks

Tools -> Import/Export settings

Arrrgh. I did that and now the error

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The system cannot find the specified path.

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is back again. lol

When I try to load the Visual Studio command prompt from Visual Studio I get an error message about that vcvars32.bat is not recognized.

Have you tried reinstalling? These errors shouldn't happen.

I did that this morning. Unfortunatly it did not help.

I am going to restore my OS from a backup I have. I have uninstalled all versions of Visual C++, removed the belonging folders and reinstalled Visual C++ but it all did not help.

Thanks all for your suggestions.

Regards,

Ben

It's weird though, because I've never had such a problem.

Yes, that is why I was thinking that it could have something to do with some setting of my OS. I don't mind restoring my system. It only should take 15 minutes or so to restore it.

I have restored my system, and installed Visual Studio 2005, and it all runs fine now :)

Cool. Glad to hear that.