Dear Russell, RUN "." is just the shortcut for the C:\Windows\Desktop
directory window, as well, the "\" is the shortcut for the
MYCOMPUTER=>C:\ directory window. It is pretty fast to use instead
locate it by the regular ways anyway. :)
Wagner
Russell McMahon wrote:
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> This totally non-PIC suggestion is so useful that I thought I'd risk
> sharing it.
> Only applies to all you lucky WIN95/98 users.
>
> Press Start Key
> Press R (for Run)
> Enter . (period)
> Press Enter
>
> Voila (hopefully) - your desktop in a Window.
> Very useful.
>
> After initial "how can this be" try.
> Run .. and it becomes obvious.
> Similarly
> Run \ and all the other variants you no doubt knew about.
>
> This indicates that the system thinks it is "In" the desktop folder and you
> are essentially shelling to DOS to run a program.
> (This paradigm works for me anyway - YMMV :-))
>
> RM
