Open console from specific folder

Question

Not sure where to ask the following.  Appreciate any help.  Thanks.

On my laptop running XP Home Edition, I can open the console window pointing to a specific folder by right-clicking the folder and selecting the "CMD Prompt Here" menu that pops up.  Last year I added the "CMD Prompt Here" menu by making a change to the registry to enable/create it.  It is very convenient because it eliminates the necessity of typing in a long path to change directory. 

I would like to add the same folder right-click menu to my desktop running Vista Home Premium.  Is it possible? If so, where can I find the documentation?

Thanks

Bill

Answer 1

I found the answer I was looking for in Chapter 4 of the 2003 edition of Microsoft Press' "Windows XP Registry Guide" -- Open Command Prompts at Folders.  For this feature, the registry works the same in both XP and Vista.

Bill

Answer 2

Hello Bill,

Thank you for posting.  CMD Prompt Here is not an available option when right clicking a folder in Vista.

Thanks,

Jack

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Jack

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