Stupid question, but it's drivin me nuts!

[beano]

Where would i find DX Diag in Vista!?! I'm sure it used to run from system info in XP, but i can't find it anywhere, and search turns up nothing!?!

Cheers for any pointers.

 

[marc2003]

click start and use the search box where the old run dialog used to be.

 

[Fire Wizard]

Hey beano, simply type "dxdiag" (Without the quotes) into the start menu search bar and press enter.

 

[beano]

Thanks, but i tried that and nada! Maybe it isn't installed!?!

 

[marc2003]

Maybe it isn't installed!?!

you can't choose whether to install it or not. it should be there. if not, your system is borked in someway.

the full path in explorer is

c:\windows\system32\dxdiag.exe

 

[beano]

Thanks for that marc, i now have it. Strange that it isn't showing up anywhere else!?!

 

[marc2003]

it's possible your PATH environment variable is knackered - this is what allows you to run apps without specifying the full file path. for example here's mine

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;d:\server\php5;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static

this means any application in these directories i can run without specifying which folder they are in.

 

[beano]

How would i repair that? If it is repairable without re-installing everything..

 

[marc2003]

right click "computer", properties, advanced system settings, environment variables, under system, look at "Path" - this should contain at least this as a bare minimum

%SystemRoot%\system32; %SystemRoot%; %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;

(that's copied from mine but i've removed the 3rd party stuff (ati & php) i have....)

 

[beano]

That's ALL mine contains..

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

 

[marc2003]

That's ALL mine contains..

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

in that case, i have no idea.

 

[beano]

lol! Then that makes two of us.