Thread: DOS Prompt Here
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Old 03-09-2008   #6 (permalink)
Keith Miller \(MVP\)


 
 

Re: DOS Prompt Here

Check your registry to see if the command still has its parameters.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="@shell32.dll,-8506"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""



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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"Doit2it" <oO@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> With Vista, in Windows Explorer, when I right click on a folder and select
> 'DOS Prompt Here' the DOS prompt always starts in C:\Windows\system32 not
> the highlighted folder. That's using the folder list on the left side.
> If I try it with a folder on the right side, it opens the DOS prompt in
> the parent directory of the folder I have highlighted.
>
> What gives?
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> Doit2it
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