Create a new text file called shortname.vbs:Open in Notepad and paste the following code in it:set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") strLongName = Wscript.Arguments(0)strShortName = "Invalid File/Folder - (" & strLongName & ")"Set fsoFile = NothingOn Error Resume...
Good one. However typing CMD in the explorer address bar and pressing enter will also open up the command prompt inside the selected folder path as well. Hope this helps.
The reverse is true as well. Typing "explorer ." will open Explorer from the command line for the current directory you are in. That comes in useful on occasions.
My XP method is to:Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Right click on cmd.exeSend to Desktop (shortcut)Right click on the Desktop shortcutClear the start in parameterOn the address line of any Explorer directory, start typing cmd and you will get a list of any icons on the Desktop starting...
Here are a couple of other ways:Microsoft PowertoysSend to ToysManually add the context menuThrough batch fileThrough the RegistryAdd Command Prompt here Shortcut to Windows Explorer[^].
You could try http://win.code65536.com/[^]. The first link here is an 'open command prompt' (freeware).Unlike most, you can click on folder background to open it up to that directory.
Ever want to pin a file to the Start Menu? This is a simple class I built that allows you to do just that. It works on XP, Vista, and Windows 7. I've included a small example at the bottom of this post.#Region " Pinner Class " Public Class smPinner Private _isPinned As...
Something I only found out about recently:There's a better alternative than using "cmd start...".One should use the following method:[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("shell32. dll")]private static extern long ShellExecute(Int32 hWnd, string lpOperation,string lpFile, string...
