get command line to open in specified directory

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I have Vista Premium and I want to know if there is a way to make the command
line in a specified directory. I use it for only one directory and I always
want it to open in that directory. Is there a way to do this? And if so how?
Mike
 
Mike Zielinski said:
I have Vista Premium and I want to know if there is a way to make the
command
line in a specified directory. I use it for only one directory and I
always
want it to open in that directory. Is there a way to do this? And if so
how?
Mike
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Try this: shift right click on the folder you want to open a command window
on and the context menu has that option available.

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Just make a shortcut for Command prompt. (CMD.EXE). Then right click on the
shortcut and go to properties, change the "start in" field to whatever
directory you want to open
 
Mike said:
I have Vista Premium and I want to know if there is a way to make the
command line in a specified directory. I use it for only one
directory and I always want it to open in that directory. Is there a
way to do this? And if so how? Mike
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paste the following into notepad and save it as a registry file. You may
need to show file extensions to change the txt to reg. Once done, double
click (or r/c and merge) and you'll get a Command Prompt here on all
directories:

--copy from below here--

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "

--copy above here--

Or do as someone else suggested and create a shortcut to cmd.exe with
whatever Start In path.
 
Thank you all for your answers, for now I am putting the folder name in the
Start In fiield
Thanks again,
Mike Zielinski
Neil Harley said:
Mike said:
I have Vista Premium and I want to know if there is a way to make the
command line in a specified directory. I use it for only one
directory and I always want it to open in that directory. Is there a
way to do this? And if so how? Mike
Click to expand...

paste the following into notepad and save it as a registry file. You may
need to show file extensions to change the txt to reg. Once done, double
click (or r/c and merge) and you'll get a Command Prompt here on all
directories:

--copy from below here--

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "

--copy above here--

Or do as someone else suggested and create a shortcut to cmd.exe with
whatever Start In path.
Click to expand...
 
It's actually included by default in Vista.

"Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/109/1/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thank you all for your answers, for now I am putting the folder name in the
Start In fiield
Thanks again,
Mike Zielinski
Neil Harley said:
Mike said:
I have Vista Premium and I want to know if there is a way to make the
command line in a specified directory. I use it for only one
directory and I always want it to open in that directory. Is there a
way to do this? And if so how? Mike
Click to expand...

paste the following into notepad and save it as a registry file. You may
need to show file extensions to change the txt to reg. Once done, double
click (or r/c and merge) and you'll get a Command Prompt here on all
directories:

--copy from below here--

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "

--copy above here--

Or do as someone else suggested and create a shortcut to cmd.exe with
whatever Start In path.
Click to expand...
 
Interesting! I'm sure it's included by default in Vista. Don't know why it doesn't work for you.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Neil Harley said:
It's actually included by default in Vista.

"Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders
in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/109/1/
Click to expand...

I couldn't get the Open Command entry to show here which is why I resorted
to the reg entry.
 
I find that Shift-RightClick will add "Open Command Window Here" to the
context menu only if you click on the folder in the right-hand pane of
Windows Explorer, or whatever it is called in Vista.

David
 
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