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How can I create an icon\shortcut to a script that opens cmd.exe command prompt at a certain location on a certain drive under Win7?

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i don't know in windows 7, but in windows xp and previous:

  • create a shortcut to c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
  • right-click -> properties
  • in the "start in" write the desired target folder (e.g. f:\aviv\geffen)

click ok, and there you go.

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  • This is the best answer to the question I've asked, however the /K based approach in my answer is more flexible, e.g. cd somewhere and then run a script or two.
    – Jonathan
    Jan 5, 2012 at 18:54
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Create a shortcut to cmd.exe, then go to its properties and edit the Target:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /K "D: & cd eclipse"

This would first change the current directory to D: and then cd into eclipse folder

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    So, you found the answer to your own question then? :)
    – Oldskool
    Jan 3, 2012 at 13:44
  • Or change the value in the "Start in:" field to the drive and folder you wish to start CMD.EXE in. The default value is %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% which can be configured to be otherwise.
    – Isxek
    Jan 3, 2012 at 13:44
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    @Oldskool - yup :)
    – Jonathan
    Jan 3, 2012 at 15:27
  • A better way of expressing the command would be "cd /d d:\eclipse".
    – BillP3rd
    Jan 4, 2012 at 13:58
  • You should mark this as the answer to the question so people don't attempt to answer it.
    – Ramhound
    Jan 4, 2012 at 14:09
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Within Windows 7 you can just hold down the Shift key when right clicking a location and the Open Command Window Here option will then appear in the right-click menu. The starting location (path) is your right-click destination!

For previous versions of Windows, I came across this plug-in which inserts a 'Open Command Prompt' option into the right click menu - it will open it in the current folder/multiple command prompts in multiple locations with just a few clicks.

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    This doesn't answer the actual question of doing this from within a script. And furthermore since Win7 there's no need for a plugin, just hold down the Shift key when right clicking a location and the "Open command window here" option will then appear in the menu.
    – Oldskool
    Jan 3, 2012 at 13:59
  • You should've posted that as an answer then, i'm pretty sure the OP is totally unaware of this feature - as was i. I'll edit my answer to contain it.
    – HaydnWVN
    Jan 4, 2012 at 10:58
  • It doesn't read that the OP is using a script, he asked if a script was the solution
    – HaydnWVN
    Jan 5, 2012 at 11:12
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    This is exactly what i was searching for. Thanks for the tip.
    – Jayy
    Feb 3, 2016 at 15:04

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