[dba-Tech] Windows 8 command window

Thanks, Martin! That'll be a huge help.


On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:00 AM, Martin Reid <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk> wrote:

> Arthur
>
> From the web
>
>
>
> Option 1. When you are in the Metro UI, start typing "cmd". It will
> automatically go in to search mode and will search for what you type
> Option 2: You can open the command prompt by starting the cmd.exe in the
> windows system32 folder.
>
> * Open Windows Explorer.
>
> * Navigate to the folder C:\Windows\System32
>
> * Look for the application CMD.EXE and double click on it.
>
> It will open the command prompt, which look exactly same as before!
>
> You can double click on cmd.exe and choose "Pin to Taskbar" which will add
> a shortcut to the taskbar for easy access to the command prompt in future.]
>
> Option 3: I just figured out how to open the RUN dialog in Windows 8,
> which can be used to open command prompt or any other applications by
> typing it in the RUN dialog.
>
> To open the RUN dialog, press the Windows key and then press "R". This
> will open the RUN dialog for you. To open the command prompt from here,
> type "cmd" and press ENTER.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: 05 August 2013 20:03
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 8 command window
>
> Where in Windows 8 is the command window?
>
> TIA
>
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