UPDATE: New version 2.0 released which supports 64-bit OS. Also the tool now supports Windows 8 Developer Preview. Now the tool also allows you to choose a custom keyword name or let Windows decide an automatic generated name for your new shortcut.
NOTE: You can check other interesting and useful free software created by our readers here.
We have posted a tutorial in past about opening a program by just typing its name in RUN dialog box in Windows:
How to Open Any Program by Typing its Name in RUN Dialog Box in Windows?
One of our reader ".Rain" also created a small utility to do the whole task automatically which was called "RunIt".
The same tutorial again inspired our one of very active reader "Hackerpunk1" and he created a similar tool called "Run Editor".
"Run Editor" is another very small and portable utility which allows you to add any program reference to Windows Registry so that you can launch it by just typing its name in Start menu RUN dialog box. For example, you have installed 3rd party software "Internet Download Manager" and its executable file name is "IDMan.exe". If you try to launch it by just typing "IDMan" in RUN, it'll give error that Windows cannot find the exe. But if you add its reference in Registry using "Run Editor", you can launch it by simply typing its name in RUN.
How To Use:
1. Either type full path of the program's exe in the text box or click on the yellow folder icon and browse to the EXE file.
2. Once you select the EXE file, either select "Auto set name" to let Windows assign an automatically generated name to your shortcut or select "Manually set name" option to assign your desired name to the shortcut and click on "Create" button.
3. Now provide your desired keyword name and again click on "Create" button. It'll immediately add the reference to Registry.
4. Now you can launch the program by typing its name in RUN dialog box.
You'll need .NET Framework 4.0 to run this program.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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VG
^^ Do you have .NET Framework installed in your system?
link6155
this is for all windows operating system right?
VG
^^ Yes.
Kyle
the background is a lot better than the RunIt one...
it feels as though Run Editor has made an advancement leap
Kyle
jk for above idrk wat im saying...
Ashu
its cool... thanks 2 HackerPunk & VG
Hackerpunk1
Run Editor also works with 64Bit OS. I Tested it on Both Of my Windows 7 Ultimate X64 & X86 and it works greatly.
Best Regards,
Hackerpunk1
Manoj
Hey Vg Can u plz tell me how to gain administrator rights for "Windows" folder or "explorer.exe" using a Command prompt(CMD). Can u plz instruct me the commands used in that.?
Thank you in advance.
Hackerpunk1
@Manoj type the following in command prompt:
Takeown /f %windir% /r /d y - this command makes the current user the owner of the folder
Then
icacls %windir% /grant administrator:F /T - this command give the current user full administrative control over the folder
Best of Luck!!!!
Best Regards,
Hackerpunk1