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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / File Management / October 2006Loss of functionality compared to XP
In WinXP I can open a command window, drag a file system folder from Windows Explorer to the window, and the path is appended to the command line. Very useful when I'm using utilities such as Robocopy, which as a network admin is many times each day. This functionality has disappeared in Vista. I have to copy and paste each pathname or type them directly, including quotes if the path contain spaces. This is much slower. Nick Hello, As a consolation prize, you can copy the path of the file from the ui more easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you want, then click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you.  Signature- JB Windows Vista Support Faq http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ This only works for local drives. Doesn't work for mapped network drives or UNC paths, which is where almost 100% of my use of the feature would be. Nick > Hello, > > As a consolation prize, you can copy the path of the file from the ui more > easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you want, then > click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you. Works fine for me inside of Windows Explorer with UNC paths. Signature- JB Windows Vista Support Faq http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ Doesn't for me. Works on the C: drive but not on network drives. And further, on C: it only works if shift-right-clicking on a folder in the RH pane, not in the LH pane. > Works fine for me inside of Windows Explorer with UNC paths. Thanks, Jimmy! I never knew that was there. RC SignatureR. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Currently running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista x86 RC2 Build 5744) > Hello, > > As a consolation prize, you can copy the path of the file from the ui more > easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you want, then > click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you. Sweet, Little tibits Jimmy; Write a book-LOL Oh; and at the top of the window in Explorer; if you click on the folder icon to the left of the path;in the address bar; it converts it(adds the \) ; and highlights it too. But you prolly knew that already. Jeff > Thanks, Jimmy! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> more easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you >> want, then click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you. Hi, Jeff. Thanks for that little tidbit, too! I didn't know that, either. This must be a new one. I'm sure I've clicked that folder before (maybe in previous builds) and didn't get that result. RC SignatureR. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Currently running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista x86 RC2 Build 5744) > Sweet, > Little tibits Jimmy; [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> more easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you >>> want, then click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you. R. C. Glad to help. For once I found something; before you guys!!!! LOL :-)!! I actually found that in a previous build, can't remember which one;but I happened upon it. Nice little tidbit; especially for those times when you use the command prompt; and it wants the full path. Jeff > Hi, Jeff. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>>> more easily now. Hold down shift and right-click the file/folder you >>>> want, then click copy as path. Puts the quotes in there for you. |
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