I used to run a script to clean up wins entries from my XP machine in our domain. The command line was: netsh.exe wins server \\servername delete name Computername . Now when I run this, I get 'the following command was not found: wins server...". Am i missing something with my install or has this functionality been removed from netsh? Thanks

There does not appear to be a wins attribute for netsh in Windows 7. Usage: netsh [-a AliasFile] [-c Context] [-r RemoteMachine] [-u [DomainName\]UserName] [-p Password | *] [Command | -f ScriptFile] The following commands are available: Commands in this context: ? - Displays a list of commands. add - Adds a configuration entry to a list of entries. advfirewall - Changes to the `netsh advfirewall' context. branchcache - Changes to the `netsh branchcache' context. bridge - Changes to the `netsh bridge' context. delete - Deletes a configuration entry from a list of entries. dhcpclient - Changes to the `netsh dhcpclient' context. dnsclient - Changes to the `netsh dnsclient' context. dump - Displays a configuration script. exec - Runs a script file. firewall - Changes to the `netsh firewall' context. help - Displays a list of commands. http - Changes to the `netsh http' context. interface - Changes to the `netsh interface' context. ipsec - Changes to the `netsh ipsec' context. lan - Changes to the `netsh lan' context. mbn - Changes to the `netsh mbn' context. namespace - Changes to the `netsh namespace' context. nap - Changes to the `netsh nap' context. netio - Changes to the `netsh netio' context. p2p - Changes to the `netsh p2p' context. ras - Changes to the `netsh ras' context. rpc - Changes to the `netsh rpc' context. set - Updates configuration settings. show - Displays information. trace - Changes to the `netsh trace' context. wcn - Changes to the `netsh wcn' context. wfp - Changes to the `netsh wfp' context. winhttp - Changes to the `netsh winhttp' context. winsock - Changes to the `netsh winsock' context. wlan - Changes to the `netsh wlan' context. The following sub-contexts are available: advfirewall branchcache bridge dhcpclient dnsclient firewall http interface ipsec lan mbn namespace nap netio p2p ras rpc trace wcn wfp winhttp winsock wlan To view help for a command, type the command, followed by a space, and then type ?. Rich

If you use the keyword wins it will assume that you mean winsock, as that is a valid command.Bill

Hi, Just as Bill said, the netsh wins is equal to netsh winsock in Windows client OS; and I just confirmed this in Windows XP SP3 as well as Windows 7. As I know, the command Netsh WINS server should be for Windows Server OS such as Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008: Netsh commands for WINS Netsh Commands for Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) Meanwhile, could you please let us know what your purpose is and the current situation? After getting this, maybe we can find an alternative method. Nicholas Li - MSFT

Using the adminpak from 2003, i was able to install the wins functionality on Win7. msiexec /i adminpak.msi ADDLOCAL=FeWINSConsole /qb