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 +====== Quick Access To Everything ======
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 +===== Other way to do the same is through run alias commands =====
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 +http://www.techrepublic.com/article/quick-tip-create-application-shortcuts-for-the-windows-run-command/5034562
 +
 +===== Intro =====
 +
 +
 +If you are like me, probably you prefer to open Start -> run and then type the name of the program and enter to access easy and quick to every kind of programs. For instance, if you do ''Start -> run'' and type ''notepad'', you will open the Windows notepad. Sometimes it is quicker than to find the program among the programs menu of the windows. 
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 +However, there are some programs that resist to this approximation. I've found that creating specialy crafted bat files could solve this issue. 
 +
 +The first point is to add to the PATH variable the folder "c:\program files": you will locate there those batch files. 
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 +The second point is to put there the batch files. Here are some: 
 +
 +===== Launch the gimp =====
 +
 +Call this program "gimp.bat" and voila! Whenever you type ''gimp'' in your "run" window, the gimp will open.
 +
 +<code bat>
 +
 +@start "Gimp" "C:\program files\GIMP-2.0\bin\gimp-2.6.exe" 
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +===== Open a folder =====
 +
 +<code bat>
 +@echo off
 +
 +set destdir="X:\some\special and rare\and complex\path"
 +
 +start "Explorer" "%windir%\explorer.exe" %destdir%
 +
 +</code>
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 +