I was just curious if it is possible to create new "Run" alises IE: Start, Run, "notepad" "cmd" "winword".
I've seen a few artificial run programs that allow you to make your own, but having the functionality with the normal would be nice.
Just curious if there is a program to do it, or would it just be too much a pain in the ass and involve a lot of regedit?
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Anonymous2006-02-14 16:13
All "run" does, when you don't specify a specific executable path, is check for the application in the registry in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Applications\foo.exe, and if it's not a program in the System32 directory, checks the default string value within ...\foo.exe\shell\open\command\, which will be the path to the program. Most progs add their own entry there when you install them, so all you need do is find out the name of executable or check the above location in the registry, and enter just the executable name in the run box. If not, try making your own - follow the pattern of another (non-default system tool) executable already in there.
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Anonymous2006-02-14 17:55
I couldn't figure out how to put stuff in the winders path, so I just use cygwin and put symlinks in /usr/bin
System Properies -> Advanced -> Enviromental Variables -> PATH
Is that so fucking hard?
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Anonymous2006-02-15 15:51
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Not as tidy, though. You have to remember to put a % before and after the alias. Putting a registry entry in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\executable.exe is just as easy to set up, and easier to type into the run box when using.
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Anonymous2006-02-15 16:11 (sage)
just use geoshell
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Anonymous2006-02-15 18:16
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No, you don't.
You go to the PATH variable and add the paths you want to look for executables in, seperated by semi colans. Its ALWAYS better to do things the proper way.
just make a batch file in system32 that opens the program you want
all y'all else in this post can eat shit and die especially the OP for failing to notice that 'run' executes only things in the PATH
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Anonymous2006-02-16 19:23
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Want to try MCL, it can do command line and macro. http://www.mlin.net/MCL.shtml this is freeware. And no installing needed, so i archived my folder, and included another freeware program, CharProbe (for finding keyboard codes). this should deminstrate the way to use macros to have new run alises, and remove dependency on windows Run.
p.s. another freeware program you should need is a Pointer position, for use in the macros (not in the rapidshare link)
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Anonymous2006-02-18 11:05
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MCL keeps the macros in the registery. also if you by chance make a macro with an code error, there is a chance mcl will have a fatal error at anything and everything untill you delete the macro from the registry. using the registry to make macros is also the only way to copy every command in one macro to help create new macros