Start ==> run ==> "cpuz"

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 21:49

Any way to make this work?

hybrid · 23 Apr 2006 at 21:51

sorry, not catching onto what exactly it is you are wanting to run here?!

me227 · 23 Apr 2006 at 21:53

Start - Run - Point at the exe of where CPUZ is installed.

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 21:57

my CPUz is D:\My Documents\My Stuff\utilities. Was kind of looking for a real lazy way whereby I could just type CPUz in Run box and it would open.

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:00

hybrid said:
sorry, not catching onto what exactly it is you are wanting to run here?!

Sorry trying to run CPUz application. It's just an ap that tells me a couple of things about how the system is running.

me227 · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:04

Broon said:
my CPUz is D:\My Documents\My Stuff\utilities. Was kind of looking for a real lazy way whereby I could just type CPUz in Run box and it would open.

Could you not just make a shortcut on the desktop or somewhere else.

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:05

Sorry again it dosn't matter. For anybody interested just stick a copy of the .exe in your windows\system32 folder.

SiriusB · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:05

Make a shortcut to CPU-Z, then go to Start->Run and type "." [no quotes]

Then dump the shortcut in there. From now on to run CPU-Z just go to Start-->Run and enter the name of the shortcut.

I do this all the time. However, what's even quicker is putting a shortcut to your quick launch.

SiriusB

benjo plz. · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:07

Put it in C:\WINDOWS\system32.

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:07

SiriusB said:
Make a shortcut to CPU-Z, then go to Start->Run and type "." [no quotes]

Then dump the shortcut in there. From now on to run CPU-Z just go to Start-->Run and enter the name of the shortcut.

I do this all the time. However, what's even quicker is putting a shortcut to your quick launch.

SiriusB

Ok your way is better. Cheers

SiriusB · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:40

Broon said:
Ok your way is better. Cheers

Welcome

SiriusB

Otacon · 23 Apr 2006 at 22:52

Cleanest way: Add that directory to your path variable. (Control Panel>System>Advanced>Environment Variables)

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:03

Octacon your way seems good but where exactly would I add "D:\My Documents\My Stuff\utilities"? I'm looking at a window with two boxes, one "user variables for Alistair" and the other "system variables"

ps if this works Octacon > SiriusB

Otacon · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:05

System variables - Edit 'path', add a semicolon onto the end and then paste in the folder location.

Folders in path are checked whenever you type a command somewhere (run/the shell/etc), so any executables in them can be called from any directory, regardless if they're there or not

Broon · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:10

Otacon said:
System variables - Edit 'path', add a semicolon onto the end and then paste in the folder location.

Folders in path are checked whenever you type a command somewhere (run/the shell/etc), so any executables in them can be called from any directory, regardless if they're there or not

Nice one I now have 20+ applications running from start ==> run(Windows key+ R :cool:

)

Thanks

Otacon · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:14

Every day's a school day on OcUK

wesley · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:15

remember its XP, not Linux OS

SiriusB · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:18

Broon said:
ps if this works Octacon > SiriusB

Bah!

SiriusB

sfx · 23 Apr 2006 at 23:33

wesley said:
remember its XP, not Linux OS

LOL, Enviroment variables are the only way to go for things like this.

sfx

Clarkey · 24 Apr 2006 at 12:22

is there a downside to having loads of directories in your path? It must cause slowdown having to look in all of them right?