Customizeing commands in Run

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Dan Irwin

Hi,

I was wondering, is there anyway that i can make if i type a certain
word in the run(as in start-run) box a porgram will start. Examples of
this are typing "winword" starts word, "aim" starts Aol instant
message, and typing MMJB starts music-match-jukebox. How do these
work? Is there anyway i can make "keywords" like that myself? For
example if I type "Google" it would open a browser with
www.google.com.

thanks for the help,

dan
 
It is the name of the executable file that starts the particular
application. I can only assume you haven't started grade school yet or are
brain dead.
 
Dan,

Once you type a command in the RUN box (without the full path), the App Paths registry key is checked.

Example:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\c.exe]
@="c:\\windows\\system32\\calc.exe"

Now, typing C.exe or C in the RUN box launches Calc.exe (Calculator program)

However, this might not work for URLs directly. Workaround, create a shortcut to that website and name it (google.url). Reference this path instead of the application name.

Creating 'App Paths' in Windows XP:
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak116.aspx

Run Command - Creating 'App Paths' in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm

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Hi,

I was wondering, is there anyway that i can make if i type a certain
word in the run(as in start-run) box a porgram will start. Examples of
this are typing "winword" starts word, "aim" starts Aol instant
message, and typing MMJB starts music-match-jukebox. How do these
work? Is there anyway i can make "keywords" like that myself? For
example if I type "Google" it would open a browser with
www.google.com.

thanks for the help,

dan
 
Thank you for that much. The olny detail is that not every executable
in the world works that way, olny some.
 
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