I'm not sure of its exact name, but I'm talking about the small black command box I've seen people open up in the bottom left hand corner of the screen in order to type in text commands to the PC. How do I activate the box?
Open the start menu. Type cmd into the search box and left click on cmd.exe in the search list.
Too slow in typing again.
Last edited by kado897; 17 Jun 2012 at 12:14. Reason: Too slow
Chips:
If you are talking about opening up the command shell, then:
WIN | type CMD | ENTER
type EXIT and hit ENTER to return
WIN=key with Microsoft logo on top
Some commands must be run with "elevated" privileges.
Here is how to do that:
Go To an Elevated Command Prompt
Elevated command prompt = Run CMD.EXE as administrator
WIN | type CMD.EXE | do not hit Enter |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER keycombo| YES
WIN is the key with the Microsoft flag on top.
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Here is a list of command prompt commands: List of Windows 7 Command Prompt Commands
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chips,
A couple more tidbits:
While in a command shell, type (followed by Enter):
HELP
that will give you list of all commands.
for help on a particular command, here's an example of how:
HELP SHUTDOWN
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