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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:\windows\system32\ double click on cmd.exe.
(use c:\winnt\system32 for Win2000)
5. Type the above path in the Windows Explorer Address Bar, press enter.
6. In Internet Explorer type file:///c:\windows\system32\cmd.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...?
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:\windows\system32\ double click on cmd.exe.
(use c:\winnt\system32 for Win2000)
5. Type the above path in the Windows Explorer Address Bar, press enter.
6. In Internet Explorer type file:///c:\windows\system32\cmd.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...?