Did you know you can drag & drop files and folders to the command prompt windows (and to any open window in the task bar)?
For example, a trick that I use is this:
Suppose you want to run a DOS command on a particular folder (ex: "C:\Winnt\system32\drivers\etc")
1 - Open the command prompt (Start->Run->cmd.exe) or use the shortcut
2 - Open a Windows Explorer window and go to the parent folder (ex: "C:\System32\Drivers")
3 - On the DOS windows type CD " (leave the quote!)
4 - From the Explorer window, drag the folder (you'll see a small square with a PLUS sign) to the taskbar over the Command Prompt window until it pops up again, then release the mouse over the command prompt.
5 - The full path to the folder is written in the command prompt. Just add the closing quote and away you go! It is faster that writing the whole path if the directory is various levels deep!
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