Windows: You Can Move the Run Button

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon February 13, 2004  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

The run command can be placed on your desktop or your quick-launch bar.


Many of us old dos command-line kinda guys still use the Run command frequently. Taking the extra step to find the Run command in the Start menu just slows you down.

Some people save time by using Win-R to bring up the Run window as described in the Common Windows Shortcuts recipe.

Also, most people do not know that you can actually drag and drop the run button from the start menu onto the desktop or quick launch bar. Clicking on the shortcut that is created will open the run command box.

Now your run command box is only one click (or keystroke) away.

Previous recipe | Next recipe |
 
  • jhenager
    This might be marginally useful if it actually worked.
  • Anonymous
    <ul id="quote"><h6>jhenager wrote:</h6>This might be marginally useful if it actually worked.</ul>

    Works here on my XP machine. I have dragged it onto my desktop and it created a shortcut to RUN without any problems.

    Maybe you can describe your setup and what you are doing... and we can work through it.

    AC
  • AlexTheBeast
    <ul id="quote"><h6>jhenager wrote:</h6>This might be marginally useful if it actually worked.</ul>

    Confirmed here as well. Just dragged it into my quick launch bar and a shortcut to run was created.
  • Anonymous
    doesn't work on win 2k
  • Anonymous
    can't drag n drop it
  • Decee
    This only works with the new XP startmenu, not the classic startmenu. That's most likely why it won't work for some.
blog comments powered by Disqus