Quickly Open Command Prompt Window on Any Folder in Windows
While developing under Windows XP, I frequently open a Command Prompt window and go through many cd commands to change to a specific folder. This gets worse when the folder is deeply nested. So I searched for a better solution that allows accessing the Command Prompt from Windows Explorer. Good news, I found it!
The solution is one of the nice Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP. As they state, PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.
Just download the Open Command Window Here toy and install it. Once installed, you will find a new item added to the context menu that shows when you right-click any folder. This item will open a Command Prompt window with that folder as your active directory. Nice toy!
If you are using Windows Vista, you don't need to install anything. Just press the SHIFT key when you right-click a folder to get the same option.
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