Random DOS question for change dir command

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bungrider

In older windows versions, when you opened a DOS window, you could do a change directory command (CD) and then type just the first few (exclusive) letters of the dir you wanted to go to.

Now I have win2k, and when I go to command prompt, and use the change dir command, it will only accept the full name of the directory, which is annoying and time consuming.

How do I get it to go back to the abbreviated way??

Thanks!
 
Use regedit to change the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar

Change the value to 9, restart the cmd window and try it out! :)
 
aargh...microsoft makes my head hurt....

somehow this is no longer working...?

the setting you suggested is still in place at 9...

however, there are two more folders with a CompletionChar setting as well, that is not set to 9 like HKEY_CURRENT_USER...

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar where CompletionChar is set to 64...

- HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar where CompletionChar is set to 0...

could one of these other settings be causing the problem? i am logged in as administrator...

thanks in advance corvus,
-b
 
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