command prompt question

[ValuedCustomer]

Right now mine's set to C:\> but I'd like it to be set to default to: C:\WINNT\system32> - how do I do this?

 

[RebateMonger]

If you are opening the command prompt from the Windows "Start" menu, you can just change the properties of the Command Prompt.

Change the "Start in..." box to c:\winnt\system32.

 

[engineereeyore]

You can also right-click on My Computer, click on Manage, then go to "Local Users and Groups", "Users", double-click the user you want to change the path for, and click the profile tab. You can change it there. Bit longer than the previous solution, but easier if you want to do it for a lot of users.

 

[thirtythree]

FYI, you can also specify the startup directory with a shortcut -- e.g., running "cmd /k cd C:\WINNT\system32" will do what you want. EDIT: nm, I see this basically does the same thing as what RebateMonger suggested.

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Thanks for the replies, all - problem solved :beer: