Cannot Drag & Drop a file from Windows Explorer to Command Prompt?

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Sami KOZONO

I just installed Vista beta 2 (build 5384, Japanese, 32 bit).
I noticed that I cannot drag & drop files from Windows Explorer to
Command Prompot Window.
Is this a desgin change from XP? or I'm missing something basic?
-Sami KOZONO
 
It's the same thing for me.
I can't open a command prompt windows as admin and drag a programme that i
want to launch with elevated credential as i was doing in XP.

It's also annoying when writing scripts. This feature was usefull to quickly
have the path and filename to copy in scripts.
 
I tryed in windows vista RC1 it's the same

Sir_Higgins said:
It's the same thing for me.
I can't open a command prompt windows as admin and drag a programme that i
want to launch with elevated credential as i was doing in XP.

It's also annoying when writing scripts. This feature was usefull to quickly
have the path and filename to copy in scripts.
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Can i ask why you would want to drag a fille to a command prompt window.
Just curious.
 
In WinXP when you drag a file in a prompt windows the full path of the file
is dropped in the prompt. You can copy the path, execute it or use it with a
dos command.

It's usefull
- When you write scripts (to have the right path quickly to file)
- When you launch a prompt with admin rights. You can quickly execute
application with elevated credential without typing admin name and password
every time.
 
Interesting, I guess you would first have to find the exe file. then drag to
an open command prompt window. Does this only work with exe files?
Thank you
 
You can do this with all the files

By exemple, you can launch an application with its shortcut too.

I work in winXP without admin rights
Sometimes a want to delete a file and i need admin rights to do that
- I start the command prompt with admin rights (run as...)
- in the prompt I type "del "
- drag the file a want to delete on the prompt
(the path to the file is dropped where i have typed "del ")
- I hit enter to execute the command and the file is deleted

no need to log out and log in with an admin.
 
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