"Open command prompt here" and "Copy as path"

Windows Vista

"Open command prompt here" and "Copy as path"

Posted by admin on Apr 2nd, 2007

In Vista it seems right clicking a file or folder with the Shift key held down reveals the 2 above (very useful) options in the shortcut menu.They're so useful, in fact, I want them to appear in the regular rightclick shortcut menu, without having to hold down shift.Possible?Thanks

Responses

  1. anonymous Says:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd Underneath this is a value named "Extended". Delete this value. With this value present then Command Prompt here is only available with a shift + right click useless feature for mouse users.The other one is a program so can't be changed. "Moody Marco"

  2. anonymous Says:

    <.> Not sure I follow making this registry change will do *what*, exactly?

  3. anonymous Says:

    If extended is there you need to hold shift. That's what extended means. "Moody Marco"

  4. anonymous Says:

    And I said delete. The presence of the named value itself is the setting not the contents asigned to it. "Moody Marco"

  5. anonymous Says:

    Ok, I done this, and it works for "Open command prompt here", but I still need to hold shift to get "Copy as path" to show<.>

  6. anonymous Says:

    As I said the second one is a program. It adds itself to the menu. It does not have configuration options. "Moody Marco"

  7. anonymous Says:

    <.> Sorry, I don't see where you said that.Thanks for the help though.

  8. anonymous Says:

    That was in the very first reply from David. BTW, I missed that too ;) Regards,Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting winhelponline.com "Moody Marco" <.> Sorry, I don't see where you said that.Thanks for the help though.

  9. anonymous Says:

    "Ramesh, MSMVP" Nope, still can't see it!

  10. anonymous Says:

    On Mar 17, 7:43 am, "Moody Marco" wrote: I've copied his original response below and surrounded the key phrase with asterisks for you. ;)<Original Response> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd Underneath this is a value named "Extended". Delete this value. With this value present then Command Prompt here is only available with a shift + right click useless feature for mouse users.************************************************************ * The other one is a program so can't be changed. ************************************************************ </Original Response>

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