Meteor 1.2.0.2 - Couldn't run tasklist.exe on Windows 10

I just recently downloaded meteor and started the first tutorial where it has you make a todo list. When it came to running my code, command prompt popped up with this error:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Rhys>cd ./desktop/simple-todos

C:\Users\Rhys\Desktop\simple-todos>meteor
[[[[[ C:\Users\Rhys\Desktop\simple-todos ]]]]]

=> Started proxy.

C:\Users\Rhys\AppData\Local\.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.1.9\mt-os.windows.x86
_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\fibers\future.js:278
                                                throw(ex);
                                                      ^
Error: Couldn't run tasklist.exe: tasklist wasn't found on your system, it usual
ly can be found at C:\Windows\System32\.
    at Object.Future.wait (C:\Users\Rhys\AppData\Local\.meteor\packages\meteor-t
ool\1.1.9\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\fibers\future.js:398:
15)
    at findMongoPids (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:134:16)
    at findMongoAndKillItDead (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:279:14)
    at launchOneMongoAndWaitForReadyForInitiate (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:4
00:7)
    at launchMongo (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:656:7)
    at [object Object]._.extend._startOrRestart (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:7
56:19)
    at [object Object]._.extend.start (C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:714:10)
    at C:\tools\runners\run-all.js:168:26
    - - - - -
    at C:\tools\runners\run-mongo.js:84:24
    at exithandler (child_process.js:654:7)
    at ChildProcess.errorhandler (child_process.js:670:5)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:818:12)

C:\Users\Rhys\Desktop\simple-todos>

I went into the location C:\Windows\System32, and tasklist.exe was indeed there.

I tried a bunch of things that were online, but couldn't really find a clear answer. I also tried reinstalling the program, but that also didn't work.

Would appreciate it a bunch if you could help me. Thank you.

Solution

Make sure your system32 folder is stored in your environment variables under path. This env variable tells Windows and subsequent command line arguments that if the command (.exe .bat. cmd) does not exist in the working directory, to check the directories in the path variable to see if they exist there. This is how command line commands such as ipconfig work from any directory.