RE: nmap path problem

[Aaron Leininger <rilian4 () hotmail com>]

I feel like an idiot. I had an old batch script that I used in a previous version sitting in c:\windows\system32 called 
nmap.cmd. That was getting launched instead of nmap.exe. Something to keep an eye on I guess...

Thanks 
Aaron



> From: rilian4 () hotmail com
> To: nmap-dev () insecure org
> Subject: nmap path problem
> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:28:35 -0800
>
> I'm new to this list so forgive me for any miscues. 
>
> I've been using nmap for several years. Thanks for a fantastic product!
> My problem is with the win32 nmap 4.52. I installed everything and specified a custom path. The install seemed to go 
> smoothly. I can run nmap from the command line from it's own folder using either nmap or nmap.exe and it works fine. 
> I can also run nmap.exe from any folder and it works...however, when I run nmap from outside it's own folder, I get 
> the following error: "The system cannot find the path specified". I checked the path option in the installer and my 
> path command shows the following:
>
> c:\nmap452\>path
>
> PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio 
> Shared\DLLShared;C:\Program 
> Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;c:\nmap452;c:\nmap452\Nmap
>
> c:\>nmap
>
> The system cannot find the path specified
> c:\>nmap.exe
> <nmap help is displayed as normal>
>
>
>
> This is on Windows XP Professional using nmap 4.52 for windows with zenmap also installed. 
> As a side-effect of this problem, zenmap won't scan anything. It returns the same error even if I specify the full 
> path or the .exe in it's command line. 
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated. 
> Thanks again for all your work! 
>
> Aaron
>
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