Server 2003 SP2 64-bit
Verified my path settings are correct, as I can run other executables within the "system32" folder without issue.
If I cd to "c:\windows\system32\" folder, and try to run "shutdown /?" I get "shutdown is not recognized as a valid..." you know - the message you get when you type a command that doesn't exist.
Doing a "dir *.exe" inside the "system32" folder, also doesn't return "shutdown.exe" as one of the results. HOWEVER - if I go through Windows Explorer - there it is! I can see shutdown.exe. Also, if I go to "Start - Run" and type "shutdown /?", it works fine.
So, works in the GUI, not on the command line. very strange.
This is an excerpt of the last portion of "dir *.exe" when run on the "system32" folder. Note the lack of commonly used executables such as "shutdown.exe" and "tsadmin.exe"
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 24,064 route.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 29,184 routemon.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 14,848 rsh.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 67,072 rsopprov.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 77,824 rtcshare.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 18,432 runas.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 34,816 rundll32.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 18,432 runonce.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 13,312 savedump.exe
03/19/2009 07:51 PM 49,152 sc.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 90,112 scardsvr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 152,064 schtasks.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 16,384 schupgr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 31,232 sdbinst.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 36,352 secedit.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 32,768 sethc.exe
06/28/2006 12:12 AM 31,232 SetLACState.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 41,472 setup.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 25,088 setup16.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 20,480 setupn.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 60,416 setx.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 10,752 sfc.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 76,288 sfmprint.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 11,776 sfmpsexe.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 65,024 sfmsvc.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 38,400 shmgrate.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 71,168 sigverif.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 26,112 skeys.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 96,256 smlogsvc.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 53,760 smss.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 40,960 snmp.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 25,088 sort.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 9,728 sprestrt.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 10,240 subst.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 14,848 svchost.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 54,272 syncapp.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 18,896 sysedit.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 29,696 syskey.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 107,520 sysocmgr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 79,360 systeminfo.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 3,072 systray.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 58,880 takeown.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 32,768 tapicfg.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 84,480 taskkill.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 87,552 tasklist.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 168,960 taskmgr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 13,824 tcmsetup.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 21,504 tcpsvcs.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 28,672 timeout.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 419,328 tracerpt.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 12,800 tracert.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 26,624 tsecimp.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 37,376 typeperf.exe
10/24/2008 04:12 PM 64,000 tzchange.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 5,632 unlodctr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 321,024 upg351db.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 16,896 ups.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 4,096 user.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 26,112 userinit.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 49,152 utilman.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 47,104 uwdf.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 29,184 verclsid.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 112,640 verifier.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 1,129 vwipxspx.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 55,296 w32tm.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 38,400 waitfor.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 39,424 wdfmgr.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 62,464 wextract.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 38,400 where.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 48,640 whoami.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 36,864 winchat.exe
08/13/2007 06:45 PM 206,336 WinFXDocObj.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 8,704 winhlp32.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 12,800 winmsd.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 2,112 winspool.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 6,656 winver.exe
08/21/2002 05:13 AM 189,952 WISPTIS.EXE
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 67,072 wlbs.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 10,560 wowexec.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 10,752 wowreg32.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 31,232 wpnpinst.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 5,632 write.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 114,688 wscript.exe
02/18/2007 07:00 AM 30,720 xcopy.exe