Sir_Higgins

In WinXP when you drag a file in a prompt windows the full path of the file
is dropped in the prompt. You can copy the path, execute it or use it with a
dos command.

It's usefull
- When you write scripts (to have the right path quickly to file)
- When you launch a prompt with admin rights. You can quickly execute
application with elevated credential without typing admin name and password
every time.

"Larry" wrote:

> Can i ask why you would want to drag a fille to a command prompt window.
> Just curious.
>
> "Sir_Higgins" <Sir_Higgins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BBC42993-299B-44A9-A601-49D49DAD8119@microsoft.com...
> > It's the same thing for me.
> > I can't open a command prompt windows as admin and drag a programme that i
> > want to launch with elevated credential as i was doing in XP.
> >
> > It's also annoying when writing scripts. This feature was usefull to
> > quickly
> > have the path and filename to copy in scripts.
> >
> > "Sami KOZONO" wrote:
> >
> >> I just installed Vista beta 2 (build 5384, Japanese, 32 bit).
> >> I noticed that I cannot drag & drop files from Windows Explorer to
> >> Command Prompot Window.
> >> Is this a desgin change from XP? or I'm missing something basic?
> >> -Sami KOZONO
> >>
>