Command Prompt in right click menu?!

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February 3rd, 2004, 09:00 PM

Diablomax

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Command Prompt in right click menu?!

Hello guys!

I need to be able to open a Command Prompt in the folder that I'm in when using Explorer, as I work with DOS pretty much right now. I would like to know how to add a registry entry so I would have that all setup.
If somebody knows how that can be acomplished in Windows 2000 Pro, I need step by step explanations please, I do not want to trash the registry somehow.

Thank You Very Much!!

February 3rd, 2004, 10:22 PM

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Got it!!
Here it is the tip in case someone wants it:

1. Navigate in your Registry to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell and create a key called "Command Prompt" without the quotes.
2. Set the default string to whatever text you want to appear in the right-click menu.
3. Create a new key within your newly created command prompt named "command", and set the default string to "Cmd.exe /k pushd %L" without the quotes. You may need to add %SystemRoot%/ before the Cmd.exe if the executable can't be found.
4. The changes should take place immediately. Right click a folder and your new menu item should appear.

February 3rd, 2004, 10:30 PM

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Thanks Diablomax!

February 3rd, 2004, 11:50 PM

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You are very welcome Tom Myboy! and welcome is anybody who needs this tip.

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