Setting Command Prompt on Right-Click
There are many computer users specially the programmers, professional users, need to launch a command prompt window every once in a while to execute some dos or shell commands. The problem is, when a command prompt windows launched, the default path is normally the system path or the user profile's path. The users that will then have to do all the "cd" commands to change the directories to the path he/she wants.
This trick shows here how to add an option called "Command Prompt" when you right-click on a folder in Windows. With this option, a Command Prompt-- Window will launch and its current directory will be the path to the folder you've selected.
The Solution
You can either edit your registry OR download first the registry file and apply it on your computer.
Method::::
1.Start > Run
2.Enter "regedit" and hit Enter
3.Expand to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell"
4.Right-click on "shell" and select New > Key
5.Make sure a new key is created under "shell". Change the name of this key to "Command Prompt"
6.Right-click on this new key "Command Prompt" and select New > Key
7.Change the name here, of this key to "command"
8.Here's what we should have:
9.Double-click on the "(Default)" text on the right>> window to bring up the edit box
10.Enter this,, text into the Value Data field:
cmd.exe "%1"
11. In last.Click OK and close the registry.
There are many computer users specially the programmers, professional users, need to launch a command prompt window every once in a while to execute some dos or shell commands. The problem is, when a command prompt windows launched, the default path is normally the system path or the user profile's path. The users that will then have to do all the "cd" commands to change the directories to the path he/she wants.
This trick shows here how to add an option called "Command Prompt" when you right-click on a folder in Windows. With this option, a Command Prompt-- Window will launch and its current directory will be the path to the folder you've selected.
The Solution
You can either edit your registry OR download first the registry file and apply it on your computer.
Method::::
1.Start > Run
2.Enter "regedit" and hit Enter
3.Expand to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell"
4.Right-click on "shell" and select New > Key
5.Make sure a new key is created under "shell". Change the name of this key to "Command Prompt"
6.Right-click on this new key "Command Prompt" and select New > Key
7.Change the name here, of this key to "command"
8.Here's what we should have:
9.Double-click on the "(Default)" text on the right>> window to bring up the edit box
10.Enter this,, text into the Value Data field:
cmd.exe "%1"
11. In last.Click OK and close the registry.
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