How to run .bat file in Windows 7?

jaffamuffin · 05 Sep 2013

A good approach is to create a C:\bin directory and a C:\scripts directory.

Put all your batch files in C:\scripts
Put all your binary files (i.e. curl.exe) in your bin folder.

Add C:\bin and C:\scripts to your path (in advanced settings of computer properties)

This way you can easily add scripts and binaries (e.g. unixtools, tifftools, putty, md5sums) to you bin folder and any scripts you write can be added to your scripts folder for easy access anywhere without having to worry about paths etc.

WindowsStar · 09 Sep 2013

jaffamuffin said:

A good approach is to create a C:\bin directory and a C:\scripts directory.

Put all your batch files in C:\scripts
Put all your binary files (i.e. curl.exe) in your bin folder.

Add C:\bin and C:\scripts to your path (in advanced settings of computer properties)

This way you can easily add scripts and binaries (e.g. unixtools, tifftools, putty, md5sums) to you bin folder and any scripts you write can be added to your scripts folder for easy access anywhere without having to worry about paths etc.

Bad idea and goes against best practices. You never want anything off the Root of C:. Microsoft even makes the security settings tighter on the root of C: for just that very thing. Create a D: drive and make all the directories you wish is better. -WS