cmd.exe and clipboard

[Michal Seliga]

hi

i just upgraded my work computer to windows xp (from windows 2000). i noticed
that some things are a bit worse then they were before, but what annoys me the
most is cmd.exe.

in windows 2000 i could mark anything with mouse and ENTER would send marked
text to clipboard. also when i had something in clipboard and i pressed right
mouse button it was pasted to command line

this is no more working in windows xp and i have to always go to popupmenu and
choose mark/paste from it

is there any way to make cmd.exe have same behavious as it had in win2000?

thanks in advance

 

[JTW]

Right-click on the title bar for the CMD window, and select properties.
Make sure that 'QuickeEdit Mode" and "Insert Mode" are checked.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Command Prompt Copy & Paste

This will set the QuickEdit Mode and the Insert Mode.

Right click the cmd.exe shortcut | Properties | Options tab |
Under Edit Options select both:
QuickEdit mode
and
Insert mode
Click Apply | Click OK

QuickEdit mode
[[Enables you to use a pointing device (mouse) to cut and paste, bypassing
the Edit menu.]]

This option provides a fast, easy way to copy text from (and paste text
into) Command Prompt windows with a mouse. You can highlight text with a
mouse and use the Enter key to copy the highlighted text to the Windows
Clipboard. Or highlight text and right click to copy to clipboard.

Insert mode
[[Enables you to insert text at the cursor. If this is not selected, text
that is typed at the cursor replaces existing text.]]

This option (on by default) allows you to insert text at the cursor
position. You can right click and paste.

Or...
Open a command Prompt | Right click the top border |
Properties | Options tab | Under Edit Options select both:
QuickEdit mode
and
Insert mode
Click Apply | Click OK | Place a tick in Modify shortcut that started this
window |
Click OK.

Alt + Spacebar + E + P will paste contents of clipboard into a command
window.

Alt + Spacebar opens context menu
E opens the Edit menu
P is Paste

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Plato]

hi
i just upgraded my work computer to windows xp (from windows 2000). i noticed
that some things are a bit worse then they were before, but what annoys me the
most is cmd.exe.
in windows 2000 i could mark anything with mouse and ENTER would send marked
text to clipboard. also when i had something in clipboard and i pressed right
mouse button it was pasted to command line
this is no more working in windows xp and i have to always go to popupmenu and
choose mark/paste from it
is there any way to make cmd.exe have same behavious as it had in win2000?

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