When I first tried to run a command in Windows Vista i expected to find the function at the same place where it is in Windows XP. When I opened the Vista start menu I was a little bit perplexed to find the Search in the place of the run command. Sure, I was able to simply press Windows + R to open the run command but I somehow still missed that function. I soon found out that it would be possible to customize the start menu and add the run command to it again.
You could probably live with the search function only which can find files as well and displays them in a list. Clicking the file would have the same effect as entering it in the run box. It can however take some time until the search finds the filename and the run box is just a little bit faster to work with. So, to add the run box to the start menu do the following:
- Right-click the taskbar and select Properties
- Click on the start menu tab and select customize
- Find the Run Command and select it
- Hit ok until you left every menu and are back in Windows
- The Run Box should be there immediately
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>I hope you enjoyed reading this post written on March 31st, 2007
No. I didn’t enjoy it. But it was useful.
thaanks billion.. these are the small things that I HATE about vista
Why the heck did Microsoft get rid of this essential tool from the Start Menu by default? Dumb decision.
Thanks for the tip!