Jul
15
2009

[How-to] Creating Your Own Run Commands

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Welcome back to Tech18,today i am going to teach you how to create your own Run Commands.Using this tutorial you can create any run command, for instannce opening Windows Media Player you can go to start–>run–>wmplayer.exe <press enter>.

Just follow the instructions as shown below carefully :

  1. Firstly go to Click  Start–>Run—>then type regedit and hit enter.o016hw [How to] Creating Your Own Run Commands
  2. Now navigate to:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionApp Paths
  3. Right-Click on App Paths and select> New> Key
  4. Title the new key the name of the application, in this case lets consider you want create a run command for Opera.exe.
  5. Right-Click the default string value and click Modify.
  6. Change the value to the path of the executable you want to run. E.g. C:Program FilesOpera 9opera.exe.
  7. Now, in the white space below right click anywhere and select New> String Value.30w1cev [How to] Creating Your Own Run Commands
  8. Name it Path and enter the value as C:Program FilesOpera 9opera.exe.e5jy2h [How to] Creating Your Own Run Commands
  9. That’s it, the two keys should like as shown below, now close the registry editor. 8xsefq [How to] Creating Your Own Run Commands
  10. Go to start> Run> type your run command and hit enter. In the above case its Opera.exe. Opera will launch within seconds.

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You can do this for any application. All you need to do is enter the path of the application you want to open and also make sure that you remember the name of the key that you give as you have to enter it to launch it.

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  • Tech-guy

    very nice tutorial,it has helped me in customizing my current operating system :)
    Thanks once again :)

  • http://www.gupshupblog.com Sunil Jain

    Thanks for commenting :D
    .-= Sunil Jain´s last blog ..The Ultimate guide to Different Downloadable Movies Format =-.

  • Creative Web Design

    I do not want to just create a batch (.bat) file if possible. I would like to assign a command such as "//steam: and have it run steam.exe…just as an example.
    .-= Creative Web Design´s last blog ..Free and User friendly web page design =-.

  • gochi juice

    This is a nice tutorial. Very detailed instructions and i agree, this really helps a lot in customizing operating system. Thanks a million times for this post sunil jain.. =)

  • gochi juice

    WOW! I guess I just found the right tutorial that I have been looking for in a while.. I admit, this is a very detailed tutorial and really helpful for my OS customization. Thanks a lot sunil jain!

    • http://www.gupshupblog.com Sunil Jain

      Thanks for commenting Gochi :) :)
      I am glad that it helped you :) :)

  • vent

    Thanks – I didn't even know you could use regedit for that.

    • http://www.gupshupblog.com Sunil Jain

      Thanks Vent :) :) for commenting :) :)

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    Gee, Now I can do more shortcuts and commands in my own computer. I really thank you for sharing it to us. This is a great tutorial video I have seen this 2010. It is very detailed and very comprehend-able. More power.

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