>>No, it's the path in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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>>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q163/8/01.asp
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>I had a look at Autoexec.bat and couldn't see anything in the paths remotely
>fox-like and I checked a few machines. Any other ideas?

The PATH statement sets the search path for all apps. Put a REM statement at the beginning of that line and reboot. I'll bet your problem goes away.