What is the filename for "Run"?

[strykazoid]

OK guys, I just signed up because no matter how I word this on Google, I never get the right question to come up...
Here's the situation: I downloaded a new Rainmeter skin lately and it has buttons on the side where you can point to a filename and clicking on it will open the program or .exe. I decided to clear all of my icons off of the desktop because it basically has a button for everything when you add in the .exe starters. I have one button pointing to command prompt found under my system32. Only other thing is that I normally have "run" put on my desktop to use. Thing is I want one of those buttons to open it, but I have no idea what the filepath is. Can anyone "point" me in the right direction as to the filepath and what the actual .exe name is? I think it said something like Run.ink when I pulled it up under properties but I can't find that even with a search. Thanks. I am normally tech savvy as heck but this is confusing the crap out of me.

 

[getochkn]

Put this for your shortcut or link to run

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

 

[strykazoid]

I think I have found it. Thanks

 

[strykazoid]

Actually, scratch that...since my program only lets me choose a file to run under the button, is it even possible to tie the Run utility to the button if its from a shell? When I drop that in my filepath box it starts Run, but it doesn't give me the option to point to a specific file. Sorry for going back and forth. I hate Rainmeter sometimes.

 

[nukemaster]

You may be able to link it to a batch file, but kind of sucks to see that split second command prompt window open.

Also, place the command in run. its and endless loop

maybe a vbs script if it lets you run one?

 

[strykazoid]

Well I mean if it works, I'm not too bothered by that split second dos window. I did a funny thing earlier, I pointed to it on my desktop, then hid the icon from the desktop. It says interface not supported. so I guess Rainmeter kinda put me through the fence on that one. Also tried moving the run launcher itself off of my desktop say, in my documents folder, still did the same thing. Unfortunately I'm not all that great at running scripts or anything like that...how can I set it up to go through a batch file? Thanks

 

[nukemaster]

Batch files are easy.

you would just make a new text document called run.bat(please make sure it is not a run.bat.txt) and edit it in notepad with the exact command listed above(%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}). While you can do LOTS more with a batch file, this is as easy as it gets.

If you can go as far as to make a shortcut to it(but if you can shortcuts, you dont even need the .bat file), you can set the shortcut properties to start minimized and that would make the window not even show up

 

[strykazoid]

OH OKAY! Now I think I vaguely remember being taught something like that in college...but I think it was on a day I was sick and couldn't really concentrate in class...thats crazy. I will try and see what happens. This irritates me, trying to get this to work though, because its something SO simple and yet so dang hard to do.

 

[strykazoid]

It did work. Thanks guys. Trust me I am better with computers than what I showed today--just not all that great with scripts and programming and what not. I have created scripts in Mac before on my own and I'm pretty certain its just like that. Thanks again.