Re: How to open a command prompt?

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"" wrote:
> 1. Start, Run, Type cmd.exe, press enter.
> 2. Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt.
> 3. Open Task Manager, New Task, type cmd.exe, press enter.
> 4. Open Windows Explorer, go to c:windowssystem32 double
> click on cmd.exe.
> (use c:winntsystem32 for Win2000)
> 5. Type the above path in the Windows Explorer Address Bar,
> press enter.
> 6. In Internet Explorer type
> file:///c:windowssystem32cmd.exe in the address bar, press
> enter
> 7. Create a shortcut on the desktop, type in cmd.exe in the
> location and name fields,
> double click the shortcut.
> 8. Open Notepad, type the following: (new
> ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")).FileRun()
> Save the file as runbox.js. Double click the .js file. Enter
> cmd.exe in the run box and press
> Enter.
> (Note: If your computer associates JavaScripts with Notepad
> or another text editor,
> it won't run the script. To fix that, create a shortcut to the
> .js file as described
> above, right-click the shortcut, and choose Properties. With
> the Shortcut tab
> in front, click the beginning of the Target text box. Type
> wscript.exe and
> a space. Click OK.)
>
>
> Any other ways to open a command prompt window...?

Yep, one more...

Create new plain text file, add the line "cmd.exe" save and exit,
rename to .bat and run the batch file (or shell script).

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