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[tnctx02]

I use the cmd prompt when trouble shooting our VOIP phone, so I made a quick shortcut to it like this.

1. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and choose New > Shortcut.

2. Type CMD and press Next then Finish. A new shortcut appears on the desktop.

3. To customize the CMD shortcut right-click it and choose Properties.

4. In the Options tab make sure the QuickEdit mode check-box is selected. NT 4 does NOT have this option selected. QuickEdit lets you perform Copy/Paste operations in a CMD window by right-clicking the text within the window.

5. In the Layout tab make the Width of both the Screen Buffer and the Window Size to 90, and make the Screen Buffer Height 999. This will let you scroll up and down within the CMD window. NT 4 does NOT have this option selected.

6. In the Shortcut tab, in the Target pox, add a "/f:1" to the target (without the quotes). This will let you perform Auto Complete actions in the CMD window. If you want to enter a filename with a long name, type in the first 2-3 letters of the filename and press CTRL+F to scroll the available filenames. Do the same to folder names by pressing CTRL+D.

7. While you're in the Shortcut tab, you can also enable a shortcut key sequence to fire the CMD shortcut. I use CTRL+ALT+F4 but you can select your own favorite sequence.
8. Drag the CMD shortcut the right mouse button and place it on an empty spot in the Quick Launch toolbar.

9. Let go of the right mouse button. Select Copy Here.

You now have a nice and working CMD shortcut.

[RedInferno]

LOL, where do you get these? Do you write them yourself? They are so good!

[tnctx02]

RedInferno, on Jan 15 2006, 07:29 PM, said:

LOL, where do you get these? Do you write them yourself? They are so good!

Lots of friends for help, and probably more time on my pc than I should be!

[ShadowFox]

never, no one spends more time on thier computer than they should!