well here is a variation on the same issue, what do people think?
a) when I tried to run ipconfig from the DOS prompt, I got "ipconfig is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

b) when I tried to run ipconfig from the Run menu, I would get an error message telling me that ipconfig is not a recognized and that Windows could look online for the right program or I could select from a list

Well, I fixed a) by going to Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment variables and replacing the PATH command (that somehow had been repplaced leading a folder for my Treo?) with C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32, my ipconfig/all at the DOS prompt works, thought it still doesn't from the RUN menu.

now that a) has been addressed, do people have any thoughts about b)?