Customizing run commands

anyuser

I read that there was a way that I could custimize my run commands so i could run programs by typing custom set names
i read about it here:
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could someone please teach me how to do this because the lingo this guy uses is too high for me
Thanks,
A novice in the world of computers

Tex

You claim to be a "A novice in the world of computers" let me just take a moment to caution you. This involves editing the registry and you can really dork up your computer by not understanding what your doing. You really want to risk this for the gain your getting?

You would be better served reading farther down on that link and using the keyboard utility that lets you assign commands to certain keys or keystrokes. In effect giving you a much cooler and safer way to attack the problem.

It was called active words.

http://www.activewords.com/plus_download.html

Tex

PS. I do this for a living. And need to use the run command for some troubleshooting but rarely ever for anything else. What exactly is a self proclaimed "Novice in the world of computers" using the run command so often for? Not picking at ya just curious!

deicist

That first link is ridiculously complicated for something so straightforward. Here's a much easier way of doing it:

1) create a new text document in the windows directory
2) edit that text document so the first line of it reads 'c:\yourprogram.exe'
3) rename the file 'test.bat'

At the run command type 'test'. It now executes whatever yourprogram.exe is.

The run command doesn't work with shortcuts but it does work with batch files.

anyuser

Tex wrote:

You claim to be a "A novice in the world of computers" let me just take a moment to caution you. This involves editing the registry and you can really dork up your computer by not understanding what your doing. You really want to risk this for the gain your getting?

You would be better served reading farther down on that link and using the keyboard utility that lets you assign commands to certain keys or keystrokes. In effect giving you a much cooler and safer way to attack the problem.

It was called active words.

http://www.activewords.com/plus_download.html

Tex

PS. I do this for a living. And need to use the run command for some troubleshooting but rarely ever for anything else. What exactly is a self proclaimed "Novice in the world of computers" using the run command so often for? Not picking at ya just curious!

I actually don't use run cmds alot. I just read this and was wondering how it works