Command Prompt Help

[guardian_owl]

Ok. maybe I'm a complete idiot but I am having difficult with something in Windows Command Prompt for XP Home.

Whenever I start it, it starts at the directory "C:\Documents and Settings\user>" How the hell do I make it start at "C:\ " so I can execute commands related to in directories other than "user"

Any help would be appreciated, please no flaming, spent 20 minutes trying to find the answer through various web searches.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Type, ath the command prompt, [cd ..] without the brackets. It will move you up one dir at a tme.

[mathrandir]

Right click on your shortcut for your command prompt (Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and choose properties. In there set the "Start in" field to c:\. Any windows you open using that shortcut will start at c:\. I don't know of a way to set it if you usually get your command prompt by Start->Run->cmd.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Both would work, but I was just going by the DOS commands. I see that mine is more impractical because you have to do it everytime you want to use it.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

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[MorbidAngel4Life]

Thanks for pointing that out. I didnt even notice it.

[guardian_owl]

Type, ath the command prompt, [cd ..] without the brackets. It will move you up one dir at a tme.

Right click on your shortcut for your command prompt (Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and choose properties. In there set the "Start in" field to c:\. Any windows you open using that shortcut will start at c:\. I don't know of a way to set it if you usually get your command prompt by Start->Run->cmd.

Thank's for your help, both worked like a charm :D

[bignick]

deltree c:\windows

[bmulligan]

^ that's not funny.

[guardian_owl]

deltree c:\windows

I guess I should expect something like that from you :roll:

[bignick]

OK. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=command+prompt+commands&spell=1
Like you really searched for 20 minutes.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Type, ath the command prompt, [cd ..] without the brackets. It will move you up one dir at a tme.

Right click on your shortcut for your command prompt (Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and choose properties. In there set the "Start in" field to c:\. Any windows you open using that shortcut will start at c:\. I don't know of a way to set it if you usually get your command prompt by Start->Run->cmd.

Thank's for your help, both worked like a charm :D

No problem. It took me a little bit to figure it out, cause I haven't worked in DOS in a while, but it was a peice of cake.