How to change the default path when opening your command prompt.

If you use the command prompt a lot you may want to change the default path to C:\. The following instructions will work in both Windows XP and Vista. Here are the steps:

1. Before making any changes in your registry always make a backup. Here is how to backup XP and Vista.

2. Click on start –> Run and type “regedit”

3. Now navigate to the following location:
HKEY_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Command Processor

4. Click on Command Processor. If there is no Autorun string value then you will have to add one. To add a string value follow these setps:
A. In the Windows registry click on Command Processor.
B. Right click in the white area on the right hand side and select New –> String Value
C. Now type Autorun for the name.
D. Double click on the Autorun file and type the following to CD /d C:\
Where C:\ is the desired path.

5. Now close the Windows registry and test your changes. If you do not want the changes that were made you can go back to section 4D and delete the Autorun string value.