Right click to open a DOS window to a selected folder

Right click to open a DOS window to a selected folder

15/03/2006 - 20:31 (Category: Windows)

If you have ever opened a MS DOS prompt window you know that you have to use the CD command to reach the folder you need. That is a boring task when folders are nested and names are long. Furthermore, you have to use quotes if names contain spaces. So this trick come in handy: right click to open the MS DOS prompt window to the selected folder.

1) click on Start -> Run
2) type regedit
3) go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> Directory -> shell
4) right click 'shell' and select New -> Key
5) name it 'MS DOS prompt' or anything you like
6) right click the key just created and select New -> Key
7) name it 'command'
8) double click 'command' and type 'command.exe /K cd %1' in the Data Value field
9) close regedit

You are done! Open Explorer (or press Window-E) and go to any folder you like, right cick and select the 'MS DOS prompt' item
WARNING: the Windows' registry is the heart of Windows: you will be in *TROUBLE* if you damage it! Your computer could be temporarily unavailable! So, before editing it, please make sure you have a backup copy of it. Refer to this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/en-us to know more about the Windows' registry backup procedure

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