Run command in taskbar

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Joseph O'Keefe

Is there a way to put the run command line (what is seen when you click
start, run) in the taskbar? I don't particularly like the Address Bar.


Thanks, Joseph
 
Joseph said:
Is there a way to put the run command line (what is seen when you
click start, run) in the taskbar? I don't particularly like the
Address Bar.
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The Task Bar contains icons for running programs. If you want to put a
shortcut to Start | Run there, you of course can not.

You probably don't mean the Task Bar, but the Quick Launch Bar, which by
default (but not necessarily) resides *on* the Task Bar.The Quick Launch Bar
contains shortcut icons to start programs. You may want to put a shortcut to
CMD.exe there. Click New on the Desktop, choose Shortcut, and enter

%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe

in the Target. Then drag that icon to the Quick Launch Bar.

Alternatively, you can quickly and easily get to the Run command by pressing
the Windows key + R.
 
Just drag Run to QuickLaunch from the Start Menu.

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OR you could simply R-click the taskbar> go to Toolbars and uncheck the address
bar and then cheat a bit by using the WinKey+R combination to bring up the run
dialog when you want it. I think the OP was referring to the Run dialog and not
cmd.exe

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| Joseph O'Keefe wrote:
|
| > Is there a way to put the run command line (what is seen when you
| > click start, run) in the taskbar? I don't particularly like the
| > Address Bar.
|
|
| The Task Bar contains icons for running programs. If you want to put a
| shortcut to Start | Run there, you of course can not.
|
| You probably don't mean the Task Bar, but the Quick Launch Bar, which by
| default (but not necessarily) resides *on* the Task Bar.The Quick Launch Bar
| contains shortcut icons to start programs. You may want to put a shortcut to
| CMD.exe there. Click New on the Desktop, choose Shortcut, and enter
|
| %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
|
| in the Target. Then drag that icon to the Quick Launch Bar.
|
| Alternatively, you can quickly and easily get to the Run command by pressing
| the Windows key + R.
|
|
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| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
 
George said:
OR you could simply R-click the taskbar> go to Toolbars and uncheck
the address bar and then cheat a bit by using the WinKey+R
combination to bring up the run dialog when you want it. I think the
OP was referring to the Run dialog and not cmd.exe
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Yes, I think he was referring to the Run dialog and not cmd.exe too. My
suggestion was for a way to get himne something close to it, not actuallythe
Run dialog itself.

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Please reply to the newsgroup


 
I wasn't picking on you Ken, I know better<g>. I don't really see any need to
have either the Run dialog or the Address bar on the task bar when WinKey+R is
so much easier and handles both jobs well. There is a DLL call that could be
put into a shortcut to bring up the Run dialog but I forget what it is and I
don't have the time to go looking for it right now.
Take care.
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| George (Bindar Dundat) wrote:
|
| > OR you could simply R-click the taskbar> go to Toolbars and uncheck
| > the address bar and then cheat a bit by using the WinKey+R
| > combination to bring up the run dialog when you want it. I think the
| > OP was referring to the Run dialog and not cmd.exe
|
|
| Yes, I think he was referring to the Run dialog and not cmd.exe too. My
| suggestion was for a way to get himne something close to it, not actuallythe
| Run dialog itself.
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
|
| >> Joseph O'Keefe wrote:
| >>
| >>> Is there a way to put the run command line (what is seen when you
| >>> click start, run) in the taskbar? I don't particularly like the
| >>> Address Bar.
| >>
| >>
| >> The Task Bar contains icons for running programs. If you want to put
| >> a shortcut to Start | Run there, you of course can not.
| >>
| >> You probably don't mean the Task Bar, but the Quick Launch Bar,
| >> which by default (but not necessarily) resides *on* the Task Bar.The
| >> Quick Launch Bar contains shortcut icons to start programs. You may
| >> want to put a shortcut to CMD.exe there. Click New on the Desktop,
| >> choose Shortcut, and enter
| >>
| >> %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
| >>
| >> in the Target. Then drag that icon to the Quick Launch Bar.
| >>
| >> Alternatively, you can quickly and easily get to the Run command by
| >> pressing the Windows key + R.
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| >> Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
 
George said:
I wasn't picking on you Ken, I know better<g>.
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No offense taken. I didn't think you were picking on me. I was just
clarifying my post.

I don't really see
any need to have either the Run dialog or the Address bar on the task
bar when WinKey+R is so much easier and handles both jobs well.
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Yup! I recommended it too. See the last sentence of my original message in
this thread, quoted below.

But a cmd window is somewhat different, and having a shortcut to it can be
useful.
 
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