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[bkenwright]

Hi all,
I want to modify the registry...so if I type for example in the run menu from the start button the word "comp" it will run a program I have selected...e.g. comp will run the program c:\notepad.exe or whatever.

Thanx if anyone knows....just can't seem to find the answer.

Thank you for any help any one :)

Ben

[BertImmenschuh]

Don't use comp in WinXP, there is a comp.exe already.

Use a batch file with this in it:
c:\folder\filename.exe [for the executable of a program]

Then name it with something not already used.

I have a program named Dosman42, the executable is dosman.exe, the line in the batch file for dosman.bat is: c:\dosman42\dosman.exe.

If I put the .bat in a folder in the 'path' statement, typing the name in Run opens it.

In WinXP, a good place to store it is C:\Documents and Settings\mynamehere since that is where the Run command opens in.

But it could be stored in the root of C: or in C:\Windows, it all depends on your OS and how it handles the 'path'.

[bkenwright]

I was wondering....if I put the address of the exe in the bat file...will I still be able to pass parameters to the main exe.

For example

C:>dosman hello.txt

Will this still work? I mean...if I put notepad in the .bat file...and called notepad.bat file.txt would file.txt still get opened in notepad?

Thanx again for you help.

[7ate9]

If I read your post correctly, this link may also work for you. Check out Program Aliasing at <font color=blue>WinGuides Driver Guide</font color=blue> (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/111/>http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/111/</a>

7ate9
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[BertImmenschuh]

This command in Run works: notepad c:\boot.ini. The boot.ini is a hidden file. Just have to be sure the path is right so notepad knows where to find it.

[jute]

To be able to add parameters, make the batch file look like this:

c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

Save the above line as note.bat. Now if you type note file.txt in the Run box, Notepad will open up file.txt.