Can't start a cmd.exe shell with ConEmu

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I've installed ConEmu on a Windows 10 64bits machine. It worked fine for a few hours. But today, while trying to start a simple cmd.exe shell, I get two errors message.

  1. in a dialog box, it says that

    16 bits application is not supported. Impossible to start or execute the program "\??\C:\Users[MyUserName]\cmd.exe" because it is incompatible with 64 bits version of Windows. Please contact the software editor to … bla bla bla.

  2. In the ConEmu terminal, it displays the following :

    Can't create process, ErrCode=0x000000D8,

    Description: Cette version de %1 n’est pas compatible avec la version de Windows actuellement exécutée. Vérifiez dans les informations système de votre ordinateur, puis contactez l’éditeur de logiciel.

    Current directory: C:\Users[MyUserName]

    Command to be executed: "C:\Users[MyUserName]\cmd.exe" /k "C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu\CmdInit.cmd"

    Press Enter or Esc to close console, or wait...

What's Working:

  • cmd.exe is OK if started standalone (aka [Win]+[R])
  • Other shells, commands or apps inside ConEmu are doing just fine (PowerShell, PuTTy, CygWindows, notepad++, etc.).
  • I can also start cmd.exe just fine from other shells (Powershell and CygWindows) inside ConEmu.

I tried to remove it completely, cleaning the directory, including clink addon and xml settings files in %APPDATA%. Still the same issue.

I'm no Windows expert. Do you have any idea where that might come from ?

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asked on Super User May 20, 2016 by Florent • edited May 20, 2016 by DavidPostill

1 Answer

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Reinstall ConEmu

  1. Remove registry (download Microsoft Fix it utility and clean up registry)
  2. Uninstall from control panel
  3. Then Install
answered on Super User May 20, 2016 by (unknown user)

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