CmdHere Power Toy for Vista?

Does the CmdHere Power Toy exist for Viista? This was highly useful
for XP.

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> Does the CmdHere Power Toy exist for Viista? This was highly useful for XP.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
A very popular registry hack for Windows XP was the "Command Prompt Here" hack, that would
automatically open a command prompt window in the directory that you had clicked on.

Windows Vista includes this ability right out of the box, it's just not immediately obvious,
because it's hidden behind a shortcut key.

To activate this, just hold down the Shift key when you right-click on a folder, and you should
see the Open Command Window Here menu item


http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2...ompt-here.aspx


-Michael

The old one from earlier OS's such as XP works just fine in Vista. Under the
hood, Vista is Windows Server 2003 SP1, so most of its use of the registry
is the same as that OS. So it happens that for CmdHere, what worked for XP
worked also in Windows Server 2003, and then worked as well in Vista.

Tom Dacon
Dacon Software Consulting

<> wrote in message
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> Does the CmdHere Power Toy exist for Viista? This was highly useful
> for XP.

"Tom Dacon" <> wrote in message
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> The old one from earlier OS's such as XP works just fine in Vista. Under
> the hood, Vista is Windows Server 2003 SP1, so most of its use of the
> registry is the same as that OS. So it happens that for CmdHere, what
> worked for XP worked also in Windows Server 2003, and then worked as well
> in Vista.


While that is true in general, in this case there is no point in adding that
context menu entry, as it already there when you press SHIFT.

ss.

Note that what Michael says opens the command window in the pointed-to
folder.

To open a command window, at the current folder, shift+right click in an
open area of the currently opened folder.

Val


"MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
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* :
> Does the CmdHere Power Toy exist for Viista? This was highly useful for
> XP.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
A very popular registry hack for Windows XP was the "Command Prompt Here"
hack, that would
automatically open a command prompt window in the directory that you had
clicked on.

Windows Vista includes this ability right out of the box, it's just not
immediately obvious,
because it's hidden behind a shortcut key.

To activate this, just hold down the Shift key when you right-click on a
folder, and you should
see the Open Command Window Here menu item


http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2...ompt-here.aspx


-Michael

This may also be of use;

Just like every other version of Windows, you can edit the registry to add the Open Command
Prompt Here to the right-mouse click menu. Copy and paste the following text into Notepad, save
it a a .reg file, then simply double-click the .reg file and import it into the registry:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt]
@="Open Command Prompt Here"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt\command]
@="Cmd.exe /k pushd %L"


More info here;
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/113/1/

Extended info here;
http://www.randyrants.com/2007/02/vista_tip_eleva.html


-Michael

* Val:
> Note that what Michael says opens the command window in the pointed-to folder.
>
> To open a command window, at the current folder, shift+right click in an open area of the
> currently opened folder.
>
> Val
>
>
> "MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
> news:el6vURt$... * :
>> Does the CmdHere Power Toy exist for Viista? This was highly useful for XP.
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/ A
> very popular registry hack for Windows XP was the "Command Prompt Here" hack, that would
> automatically open a command prompt window in the directory that you had clicked on.
>
> Windows Vista includes this ability right out of the box, it's just not immediately obvious,
> because it's hidden behind a shortcut key.
>
> To activate this, just hold down the Shift key when you right-click on a folder, and you
> should see the Open Command Window Here menu item
>
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2...ompt-here.aspx
>
>
>
> -Michael
>
>

"MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
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> This may also be of use;
>
> Just like every other version of Windows, you can edit the registry to add
> the Open Command
> Prompt Here to the right-mouse click menu. Copy and paste the following
> text into Notepad, save
> it a a .reg file, then simply double-click the .reg file and import it
> into the registry:
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt]
> @="Open Command Prompt Here"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt\command]
> @="Cmd.exe /k pushd %L"


But why? What is the point of this? It only makes your context menus
longer, and saves you the bother of pressing SHIFT. But who is *that* lazy?

ss.

* Synapse Syndrome:
> "MICHAEL" <> wrote in message
> news:eULOG8x$...
>> This may also be of use;
>>
>> Just like every other version of Windows, you can edit the registry to add
>> the Open Command
>> Prompt Here to the right-mouse click menu. Copy and paste the following
>> text into Notepad, save
>> it a a .reg file, then simply double-click the .reg file and import it
>> into the registry:
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt]
>> @="Open Command Prompt Here"
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\C ommand Prompt\command]
>> @="Cmd.exe /k pushd %L"
>
>
> But why? What is the point of this? It only makes your context menus
> longer, and saves you the bother of pressing SHIFT. But who is *that* lazy?
>
> ss.

I tend to agree, but there are many folks that love their mouse and have
no patience with learning shortcut keys.... even very simple ones.
For most users, it is a point and click world. ;-)


-Michael