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When I [Shift + Right-Click] a folder that isn't on my C
drive and select "Open console here" I get a cmd
window up that isn't opened at the correct location, but instead is pointing at C:\Windows\system32
. I have to manually switch to the correct drive, but when I do it is then at the correct folder. This is hardly the end of the world, but it's a minor annoyance that's really starting to get on my nerves...
Note: It does work correctly for locations on the C
drive.
Is this the expected behaviour when used outside of C
?
If not, how do I fix it?
If it is, how can I change it to load folders of other drives directly?
For example, if I attempt to open a console window pointing at a folder on my desktop, like so:
I get a cmd
window pointing at C:\Windows\system32
that I have to manually switch to the D:
, but upon doing so you can see that the folder within D:
has been selected successfully:
Update
It seems "Open console here" might be non-standard (see comments).
For completeness, it turns out that I see the probably standard "Open command window here" lower down the list when clicking inside a folder (it's "file space", not on the folder icon itself), as per the image below, so there's some difference between the two that's cropped up:
I can't reproduce this on Win 7 Pro 64-bit. The menu reads "Open command window here" and it does. I tried both a mapped network drive and an actual physical drive. – RBerteig – 2011-02-28T22:59:25.527
I also can't replicate this on Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1. Like @Rberteig, it works fine for me. I almost wonder if you have a shell extension or something that's conflicting? – Shinrai – 2011-02-28T23:16:58.287
Hmmm, I'm at work now, but if I shift-rmb inside a folder (ie, not on a folder icon itself, but within it's "file space") or directly on the desktop there is a seperate "Open command window here" option available much lower down the list (which I'd not spotted before...) and that works. @Shinrai - do you have the same option as me in the same place? If not, I've also thinking some extension is a play. (Suppose I should add this is Win 7 Pro x64 as well.) – DMA57361 – 2011-03-01T08:12:31.500
@Rberteig - please see my previous comment (split as only 1 @ reply per comment). Specifically -- do you have the same option as me in the same place? If not, I've also thinking some extension is a play. – DMA57361 – 2011-03-01T08:13:28.330
@DMA57361, I'll double check at the office, but I don't believe I do. I don't have very many (or any?) extensions installed, so that sounds like a plausible source of the difference. – RBerteig – 2011-03-01T09:35:13.593
@DMA57361 - Oh, I didn't notice this subtle difference. I am actually using "Open command window here", but it's in the same place as your "Open console here" when I shift+right-click a folder. When I just do it inside an explorer window it is much lower down the list but it's still "Open command window here". Probably your "Open console here" is from a shell extension. xD – Shinrai – 2011-03-01T15:35:26.990
@Shinrai - well, thanks for checking, it leads me closer to a solution... now just to work our why my option has a different name... :) – DMA57361 – 2011-03-01T16:08:13.953