Command prompt default startup path?

[Mike Busch]

OK some of my users were having problems with SVChost.
potentially blaster or some strain of blaster, who knows.
jury is still out on that one. To remedy the problem I
updated all the PCs with the latest and greatest service
packs, security patches , and MS updates. So life is
great right? You'd think my users would be happy. No,
now I'm getting copmplaints about the command prompt.

My users use a few command line programs and after the
update when they start up cmd.exe it no longer goes to the
C:\>. It now goes to C:\Documents and settings\%username%

. I have scoured the KB b ut haven't found a document

that addresses this issue. But some of you guys can
always find the article I'm looking for in minutes where I
am unable to after hours of looking. Just luck I
guess.

So do any of you guys know how I can switch the command
prompt default startup path back to C:\>?

Thanks,
Mike Busch

 

[Rick]

Just edit the properties for the shortcut, and change the
"Start in:" field to C:\

Rick

 

[NuT CrAcKeR]

Its always been like that for me. It defaults to the %userprofile% env
variable. As mentioned, change the "start in" option with a shortcut...

NuTs

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

OK some of my users were having problems with SVChost.
potentially blaster or some strain of blaster, who knows.
jury is still out on that one. To remedy the problem I
updated all the PCs with the latest and greatest service
packs, security patches , and MS updates. So life is
great right? You'd think my users would be happy. No,
now I'm getting copmplaints about the command prompt.

My users use a few command line programs and after the
update when they start up cmd.exe it no longer goes to the
C:\>. It now goes to C:\Documents and settings\%username%
that addresses this issue. But some of you guys can
always find the article I'm looking for in minutes where I
am unable to after hours of looking. Just luck I
guess.

Hi

It was most likely MS03-045 (KB828035) that introduced this "problem":

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

 

[Mike Busch]

OK, good call on the shortcut startin. And that works for
the shortcut under accessories. but if I go run->cmd
(which most of my users do) I get the same problem.

Mike

 

[Rick]

If they run CMD a lot, it's faster to create a start list or desktop
shortcut. Even faster if you put it on the first level of the start list.

Rick

 

[Mike Busch]

thanks so much. that fixed the issue. You'd think MS
would put a KB article up about it. Regardless, looks
like they answered your question directly. Thanks for the
help.

Mike