Vista interface shortcoming compared to XP and 2003

In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation and
server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd window
and the path is automatically added to the command line, including
surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network administration I
use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability has disappeared in
Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test workstation to have a
look), and the closest equivalent I have found - clicking in the Windows
Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path, right-click in the cmd
window to paste, add quotes if needed - is several times slower.

Nick

"Nick Payne" <> wrote in message
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> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation and
> server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd
> window and the path is automatically added to the command line, including
> surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network administration
> I use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability has disappeared
> in Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test workstation to have a
> look), and the closest equivalent I have found - clicking in the Windows
> Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path, right-click in the cmd
> window to paste, add quotes if needed - is several times slower.
>
> Nick


You can also shift right-click on a item > Copy as path

and then right-click to paste in the cmd window.

Not as quick as dragging and dropping, I agree, but perhaps slightly quicker

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Jon

"Nick Payne" <> wrote in
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> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows
> workstation and server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows
> Explorer to a cmd window and the path is automatically added to
> the command line, including surrounding quotes if the path
> contains spaces. In network administration I use this feature
> dozens of times a day. This capability has disappeared in Windows
> Vista

I noticed that as well...definitely a regression.

Adam
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I agree this is a real pain. I queried it during the beta, and it turned out
to be a deliberate change. The drag-n-drop involved code which was
potentially vulnerable to security exploits. Apparently it would have been
very difficult, and maybe destabilising, to modify the Console subsystem
code to meet Microsoft's security guidelines. So they decided to drop the
feature altogether. It was felt not many people used the drag-n-drop, and
there was a semi-reasonable workaround (ie, clicking in the Windows Explorer
address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path, right-click in the cmd window to
paste, add quotes if needed).

Hopefully when PowerShell has a fully Windows-based command processor (maybe
PowerShell 2.0?) this feature will return.

Cheers
Andrew

"Nick Payne" <> wrote in message
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> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation and
> server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd
> window > and the path is automatically added to the command line,
> including surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network
> administration I > use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability
> has disappeared in Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test
> workstation to have a look), and the closest equivalent I have found -
> clicking in the Windows Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path,
> right-click in the cmd window to paste, add quotes if needed - is several
> times slower.

Welcome to Vista. Soon, if you connect to the internet via a router, you
will notice that the ability to view the signal/connection strength by
moving the mouse over the connection icon on the system tray has been
removed too.

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Im sure than vista has a lot of little functionality lost, is an unfinished
SO...

"Nick Payne" wrote:

> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation and
> server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd window
> and the path is automatically added to the command line, including
> surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network administration I
> use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability has disappeared in
> Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test workstation to have a
> look), and the closest equivalent I have found - clicking in the Windows
> Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path, right-click in the cmd
> window to paste, add quotes if needed - is several times slower.
>
> Nick
>
>

"Jon" <> wrote in message
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> "Nick Payne" <> wrote in message
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>> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation and
>> server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd
>> window and the path is automatically added to the command line, including
>> surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network administration
>> I use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability has disappeared
>> in Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test workstation to have a
>> look), and the closest equivalent I have found - clicking in the Windows
>> Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path, right-click in the cmd
>> window to paste, add quotes if needed - is several times slower.
>>
>> Nick
>
>
> You can also shift right-click on a item > Copy as path
>
> and then right-click to paste in the cmd window.
>
> Not as quick as dragging and dropping, I agree, but perhaps slightly
> quicker
>
> --
> Jon
>
>


Yeah? How does that work? I see no "Copy as path" option in my right click
menu...

Lang

"Lang Murphy" <> wrote in message
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> "Jon" <> wrote in message
> news:%23q%...
>>
>> "Nick Payne" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> In WinXP and Win2003 (and in previous versions of Windows workstation
>>> and server OS) I can drag and drop a path from Windows Explorer to a cmd
>>> window and the path is automatically added to the command line,
>>> including surrounding quotes if the path contains spaces. In network
>>> administration I use this feature dozens of times a day. This capability
>>> has disappeared in Windows Vista (I loaded Vista Business on a test
>>> workstation to have a look), and the closest equivalent I have found -
>>> clicking in the Windows Explorer address path, Ctrl+C to copy the path,
>>> right-click in the cmd window to paste, add quotes if needed - is
>>> several times slower.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>
>>
>> You can also shift right-click on a item > Copy as path
>>
>> and then right-click to paste in the cmd window.
>>
>> Not as quick as dragging and dropping, I agree, but perhaps slightly
>> quicker
>>
>> --
>> Jon
>>
>>
>
>
> Yeah? How does that work? I see no "Copy as path" option in my right click
> menu...
>
> Lang


SHIFT R/Click gives the option

rgds
Roberto

Qu0ll;352982 Wrote:
>
> Welcome to Vista. Soon, if you connect to the internet via a router,
> you
> will notice that the ability to view the signal/connection strength by
> moving the mouse over the connection icon on the system tray has been
> removed too.
>
> --
> And loving it,
>
> -Q
> _________________________________________________
>
> (Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)

Was this sarcasim? Sorry, I can't tell via text. I connect via a
router and get a signal strength reading just from moving my mouse over
the icon in the system tray. You did say 'Soon, if you...'.

Have you heard of some grand plan for this option to be removed? If so,
where from?


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WBurchnall

"WBurchnall" <> wrote in message
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> Was this sarcasim? Sorry, I can't tell via text. I connect via a
> router and get a signal strength reading just from moving my mouse over
> the icon in the system tray. You did say 'Soon, if you...'.

Signal strength of the LAN connection to your router or signal strength
between your DSLAM/ISP and the ADSL modem/router? On my system all I get is
the proud declaration of "Currently connected to qu0ll.com Access: Local
and Internet". If I dig deeper with a few right-clicks and double-clicks I
can find out that the LAN signal strength is 100Mbs. Hmm, same as yesterday
and not particularly useful. On XP if I hovered over the internet
connection icon it would display something like "5.4Mbs" which is what I
really wanted to know: the signal strength between the ISP and the router.

> Have you heard of some grand plan for this option to be removed? If so,
> where from?

Gone already.

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-Q
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