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1. Run Command Prompt utilities successfully from
shortcuts in Windows XP.
If you have ever tried to create a shortcut to 'IPCONFIG'
or any of the other myriads of useful command prompt utilities included with
Windows XP, you have probably noticed that it does not actually work… Or rather,
it does, but the
Command Prompt window with your data opens and closes in a
flash.
Here's a tip that will allow you to create working
shortcuts on your desktop for any command. I will use the IPCONFIG utility as an
example:
Right click an empty area of the desktop and select
'new.' Choose 'new shortcut' to open the shortcut wizard. In the 'type the
location of the item' box, enter 'cmd /k' followed by the program you wish to
run. In the case of IPCONFIG, you would enter 'cmd /k ipconfig /all'
without the quotes. In this case I have included /all to include all
information the IPCONFIG command can give you. There is a space between
the word ipconfig and the /.
Name your shortcut something appropriate and give it
an icon from the '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' location. Now you have a
fully working, very convenient desktop shortcut.
To close this window when you are done reading the
information just type exit and press Enter.
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