Opening A Command Prompt From Windows Explorer In A Particular Directory
Windows 2000 Professional Tricks
Opening a Command Prompt from Windows Explorer in a Particular Directory:
With the previous versions (of Microsoft Windows NT), Cmd.exe with Windows Explorer folders can be used to open a command prompt in the highlighted directory in Windows Explorer by right-clicking and selecting the entry I established for Cmd.exe.
Well, Windows 2000 wouldn't to use this old technique to do just that. The old technique being, of course, to go to the Windows NT Explorer Options/File Types and associate the File Folder item with Cmd.exe.
As the File Folder item is not available in the file types list in Windows 2000, you can directly go to the registry. By inserting the simple keys listed below, an item labeled Command will appear when right-clicking on a folder. Selecting that item will open a command prompt in that directory.
