How can i run commands from folders with an address bar without it opening my browser? every time i re-install windows i forget, so figured i'd have it recorded in a thread for next time...

example: "notepad" will run C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe

right now i have to type in the full path

what option is it to have it search locally first?

1/9/2007 5:13:08 PM

cant you just put the folder in your path?

1/9/2007 6:01:45 PM

it already is in there by default

1/9/2007 6:38:35 PM

use the extension, i typed notepad.exe into explored and got a fresh pad

[Edited on January 9, 2007 at 6:42 PM. Reason : windows keeps a pretty strict enforcement on extensions unlike *nix where it doesn't really matter]

1/9/2007 6:41:11 PM

extension doesn't matter.

still won't work.

it's like it will only go to the internet to search and won't check paths first

1/9/2007 6:43:40 PM

Would something like this work?
- Create a directory called "Bats" or something similar.
- Create a bat file for each program you want to run
- Set your Path in Windows to the "Bats" directory

1/9/2007 8:09:50 PM

nah, this is not something that has to be rigged.

there is 1 setting in windows somewhere that will fix this and i can't find it.


works on my laptop, not on my desktop.

[Edited on January 9, 2007 at 8:20 PM. Reason : ]

1/9/2007 8:20:40 PM

works on the address bar on my start menu, not on the address bar where my folders are

1/9/2007 8:22:55 PM

tweakui

internet explorer (main heading of tree)

select: "Include Path Search in Address Bar"

1/10/2007 12:49:21 AM

not exactly what you were asking for but it should work and you can make the commands even shorter

http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2111p184id112475.htm

bottom of the article tells you how to set registry values so that you can type just the shorthand version and not the entire path.

I'd just make a key, save it somewhere, then merge if you ever need it again instead of setting it up manually.

[Edited on January 10, 2007 at 1:14 AM. Reason : .]

1/10/2007 1:10:58 AM

Quote :

"tweakui internet explorer (main heading of tree) select: "Include Path Search in Address Bar""

thanks!

1/10/2007 8:35:35 AM

i was wondering this same thing the other day for a pc this wouldn't work on and i couldn't recall if i setup my laptop that way or not

1/10/2007 9:44:42 AM