Creating 'App paths'...

**shadenights** · 16th October 2007, 12:22 PM

To create an app path, so you can run an application in Windows XP from the Run dialog box you need to:

1. Run regedit and go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

2. Create a new key with the what ever you want to use as your run command, ie HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\whatever.exe

3. In the key folder that you created, create a new string, call it 'Path' and modify the value to point the specific folder of your executable your running. ie C:\ProgramFiles\whatever

4. Use the default string and modify it's value to point to the executable you want to run.

Dude111 · 18th October 2007, 07:53 AM

Very interesting!!

I had more entries there than i knew i had!!!

I can delete the keys if i want to right?? (To clean up the reg)

**Maksa** · 19th October 2007, 10:21 AM

cool info shade

**shadenights** · 22nd October 2007, 10:33 AM

thanks Dude11 & Mayur

16th October 2007, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
shadenights Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: me Posts: 5,543	Creating 'App paths'... To create an app path, so you can run an application in Windows XP from the Run dialog box you need to: 1. Run regedit and go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths 2. Create a new key with the what ever you want to use as your run command, ie HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\whatever.exe 3. In the key folder that you created, create a new string, call it 'Path' and modify the value to point the specific folder of your executable your running. ie C:\ProgramFiles\whatever 4. Use the default string and modify it's value to point to the executable you want to run. __________________

18th October 2007, 07:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Posts: 174	Re: Creating 'App paths'... Very interesting!! I had more entries there than i knew i had!!! I can delete the keys if i want to right?? (To clean up the reg)

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Maksa Friendly Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rajkot (INDIA) Posts: 4,313	Re: Creating 'App paths'... cool info shade __________________

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shadenights Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: me Posts: 5,543	Re: Creating 'App paths'... thanks Dude11 & Mayur __________________

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