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Ok, here it is. when you type calc in the any ware in the pc it opens calc.exe. How can i make that happen for other programs that i want to run without being at there pysical location ont he hd. for example i have Gens.exe (Sega emulator) and want to beable to go to start > run > "Type GENS" and it wil open gens.exe
How do i get it to do that.Please reply if you know how to do this. Thank you.
Edog
Easiest way (IMHO) is to create a shortcut to your program, name the shortcut GENS, then put it either in "C:\Documents and Settings\username\" or in "C:\Windows\"
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Sweet dude thanks, is there also a way int eh system registry to do that. So i dont have to make shortcuts
lol
Edog
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As an alternative, If the executables are stored in folders identified in the environment variable PATH you can run them without the extension.
i_XpUser
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
...but you have to create a key for each one and specify the path.
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Or go to System Properties. Windows Key + Break. Click Advanced and click Environmental Variables. Highlight Path and click edit. You can then edit the Path command entering the full path of the application you are interested in separating each one with a semi colon.
The first one is for the current logged on user. The second one is for everybody.
Saves messing about with the registry which can be fraught with danger.
Stuart
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Stuart is right here, the path is now managed by Windows 2000 / Windows XP and not the autoexec.bat or autoexec.nt files. To change the system environment variables, follow the below steps.
1. From the desktop, right click My Computer and click properties.
2. In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
3. In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
4. Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the path variable in the Systems Variable section and click edit. Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.C:\Program Files;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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