Reset command prompt?

[ryobreak]

Anyone here know how I can reset the command prompt?

I need to do some ipconfig work with my CMD.exe but I can't run it because rather than the default path being

C:/Windows/System32

it's for some reason starting off as

C:/Documents and Settings/My Name

Anyone know how to change the path of CMD?

[SlickWilly440]

Just type "D:" or whatever to switch the drive path, and to change directories just type "cd program file\blah\blah\" or whatever to change directories. Also to change to a previous directory just type "cd c:\Documents and Settings" or whatever.

For further help just enter "help".

[Baramordax]

There's a handy little program that you can download that allows you to open command windows to any folder in windows explorer.

Open Command Window Here

This PowerToy adds an "Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders, giving you a quick way to open a command window (cmd.exe) pointing at the selected folder.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/CmdHerePowertoySetup.exe

This is for windows xp by the way.

[Radiance]

Sounds like you're running vista. :D Thats the default reply when you don't run cmd as administrator. Just search for CMD, right click and run as administrator. Unless i'm wrong about you running vista, then let me know. :)

[darighaz]

Sounds like your path environment variable got toasted. Just add the system directory back to it and you should be fine again. Working directory is only part of the path heh.

[darighaz]

alternativly cd c:\windows\system32

also works to change directories

[ryobreak]

Thanks for the replies, was able to revert successfuly^^.