Spark: Trying to run spark-shell, but get 'cmd' is not recognized as an internal or

Question

I\'m trying to install Spark on my Windows desktop. Everything should work fine, but I get an error \"\'cmd\' is not recognized as an internal or external command... \"

Answer 1

I had the similar error. I fixed it after following changes:

1. There were multiple Java/bin path in the System Path. So I corrected them to reflect single Java/Bin, which is in sync with JAVA_HOME
2. Added C:Windows\system32 to System Path Variable.
3. My Java_Home and java.exe was pointing different places. I fixed them.

Now it works.

Thanks guys.