Drop to Dos

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Remember the "famous" utility called "Drop to Dos" ?

One can be droped to dos *in the current directory* another way,
just enter "command" or "cmd" in start --> run, and voila !
Every one knows, but i :/

Why not using the inbuilded M$ tools ? Also, the easiest
calender is to double click on on the clock :-)

lh
 
just enter "command" or "cmd" in start --> run, and voila !
Every one knows, but i :/
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that doesn't drop to the directory being browsed by the explorer.
Why not using the inbuilded M$ tools ? Also, the easiest
calender is to double click on on the clock :-)
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If your aren't authorized, you wouldn't not be able to get that.
 
lisztfr said:
Remember the "famous" utility called "Drop to Dos" ?

One can be droped to dos *in the current directory* another way,
just enter "command" or "cmd" in start --> run, and voila !
Every one knows, but i :/

Why not using the inbuilded M$ tools ? Also, the easiest
calender is to double click on on the clock :-)

lh
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Open the desired folder in file-explorer
open a dos-box and write "cd "
go to the file-explorer an right klick into the adress-field upon the
folder-icon and pull the the icon into the dos-box
dos-box : tpye the return-key

regards
Reinhard DOT Skarbal AT aon DOT at
 
I like FreeCommander, which can open a DOS prompt in the
currently-selected directory. FreeCommander is my favourite dual-pane
file manager:
http://www.freecommander.com/index_en.htm

Alternatively, save the following file as msdos.reg:
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\dos]
@="MS-DOS"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\dos\command]
@="cmd.exe"


Then double-click on that file to install the registry settings. If you
then right-click a folder in the left pane of Explorer, you will see an
entry called MS-DOS, which will create a DOS shell at the directory.

On the subject of registry files ... another good one that I like is to
create a file called notepad.reg:
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\notepad]
@="&Notepad"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\notepad\command]
@="c:\\windows\\notepad.exe %1"


Double-click on it to install the registry settings. This makes every
file openable with Notepad; which can be useful sometimes.
 
that doesn't drop to the directory being browsed by the explorer.

It does it here mate, on a fresh installed windows Me system.
I tried it once again 3 times just to ensure. You need to right-click
on the title bar in order to make the window active.

The major BENEFit of that is, i think, that you don't need to
load doskey that way, while with the Drop-to-Dos thing you
must.
If your aren't authorized, you wouldn't not be able to get that.
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luckily i'm authorized to a lots of things of a computer belonging
to no one else at me.

lh
 
Thanks Carter, but don't forget to load doskey or related
software after droping to dos like that, i used drop to dos
before and know that you haden't shell history available for
example.

lh
 
man-wai chang said:
that doesn't drop to the directory being browsed by the explorer.
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If you get RJH Extensions it will put a DOS Prompt (Command Prompt in XP) to
your right-click menu, which will open DOS at the directory you are in. You
can also select several other useful additions to the menu.

http://www.rjhsoftware.com

===

Frank Bohan
? The giver never moans, the moaner never gives.
 
A nice freeware tool I use all the time on my old Win98SE [haven't
tried it on an XP] is

The C:\> Prompt, version 5.02.1018
http://www.crashcoursesoftware.com/

Listed near bottom of page under Freeware. It allows you to drop to DOS
in current directory. Very nice for hard to get to stuff. It adds a "C
Prompt Here" eg when you right-click a folder, etc.
 
A nice freeware tool I use all the time on my old Win98SE [haven't
tried it on an XP]
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Works quite well in XP. Couldn't do without it.
For those interested in just what it does, it merely
places an HKEY entry into the registry data which
calls upon CMD.EXE automatically. You could do the
same by RUNning CMD.EXE, but that means extra clicks
and some typing. Drop2DOS is much easier.
 
But you must load Doskey of 4dos or what ever
afterwards ; if not, no shell history, good grief

laurent
 
But you must load Doskey of 4dos or what ever
afterwards ; if not, no shell history, good grief

laurent
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In M$ DOS, that could be done by having LH doskey, etc. in a
..BAT file (windos or dosstart -- I forgot which one).

J
 
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