Create a command prompt window the easy way.

I know that this has been done before, but my version is a tiny bit different

Okay, so you want to try out some cool command prompt tricks, but you cant seem to find out how to actually open command prompt. (This would be the case in most schools, or workplaces.) This instructable will show you how to get a command prompt window up and running.
This works in Windows XP.

If you do not have a blocked computer, or if you are an administrator, go to step 3 and read the last section.

I am not liable for anything that you may do with this information, i am just telling you how to get the screen open, i am not telling you to use it in an improper manor.

Step 1: Creating the file.

Firstly, open up notepad. This can be found at:
start> all programs> accessories> notepad

Once your in notepad, type in the words
"command.com" (with no quotations)

Comments

[mnoblett]

and save it as a .bat (very important)

[mnoblett]

another way in notepad:
@echo off
command
command.com
pause

[cheatman093]

Ummm... if you dont change the save as type box u will only make a text file not a batch file

[daviddd]

No, if you try it my way you will see that is works without changing those particular settings.

[Noodle93]

'cmd' is blocked at my school but 'command prompt' still works. It all varies.

[Radobot]

In my school  cmd isn't blocked but some commands are blocked :(  (like "shutdown -s" what shutdowns computer (it works but when I write "shutdown" and something, it always log off me) or "net user" with what you can make you administrator). :(

[jackatronix]

this did not work
try to create an instructable that actually works next time

[Morriscow]

 command.com is soso on some backwards compatible MS-DOS interfaces linked with xp/vista/7 it will open command.COM which is completely different

[collard41]

at my school they have been more clever, instead of blocking getting tocommand prompt they have blocked the Run thingy and then when youdo get onto command prompt it goes onto 9it and then says that it has beendisabled by your administrator, and then quits. and batch files have alsobeen banned, unless you run  them in archives (e.g. .zip folders). so command.com doesnt work. the only way to get it to work is to write a batch file to emulate it. the problem with that is that when you start routing around in the password protected D: partition of the computer you cant see whereyou are without typing Dir. anyway this method is only an alternative to typing 'cmd' in the run thing.

[elythefly]

ayy so if you cant open the run box because it is blocked then how do you do it?!?

[sharlston]

just copy this code and save it as a batch

@echo off
color 0a
:Input
title @ %CD%
echo.
set/p "command= +++> "
%command%
goto Input

[sharlston]

hey this is a better code

@echo off
color 0a
:Input
title @ %CD%
echo.
set/p "command= +++> "
%command%
goto Input

[will421]

This is the output from Wine simplified

actxprxy.dll advapi32.dll advpack.dll Asycfilt.dll cabinet.dll calcu.bat  CHIL~R3V.DLL CHIL~ZCZ.DLL ChilkatCert.dll ChilkatFtp2.dll  cmd~ Comcat.dll Comct332.ocx comctl32.dll comdlg32.dll  Comdlg32.ocx control.exe crazycmd.bat crazycmd.exe crazycmd[1].exe crazycmd[2].exe crypt32.dll d3d8.dll d3d9.dll dbghelp.dll ddhelp.exe ddraw.dll dosx.exe drivers dsound.dll dsound.vxd folterprot.bat folterprot.exe funstuff.bat funstuff.bat~ gdi32.dll glu32.dll hhctrl.ocx imaadp32.acm imagehlp.dll itircl.dll itss.dll kernel32.dll Ledit32.dll Leocx32.ocx lock.bat msadp32.acm Mscomct2.ocx Mscomctl.ocx msg711.acm mshtml.dll msi.dll msiexec.exe Msvbvm60.dll msvcrt.dll msxml3.dll nethack.bat notepad.exe ntdll.dll ole32.dll oleaut32.dll oledlg.dll olepro32.dll opengl32.dll progman.exe psapi.dll quartz.dll regsvr32.exe riched20.dll riched32.dll RICHTX32.OCX rpcrt4.dll rsabase.dll rsaenh.dll rundll32.exe schannel.dll scrrun.dll sensapi.dll setupapi.dll shdocvw.dll shell32.dll shfolder.dll shlwapi.dll spool stdole2.tlb urlmon.dll user32.dll Vb6stkit.dll version.dll vspell32.dll vspell32.ocx wait.bat winebrowser.exe winhlp32.exe wininet.dll winmm.dll winspool.drv winver.exe ws2_32.dll  wsock32.dll

[will421]

My computer doesn`t even have command.com(and what did I find in System32? That it doesn`t have cmd.exe either!)

[will421]

(and I can type in cmd in my cmd and it`ll work!)

[freakmonkey]

if it's not blocked just bring up the run box with the windows key and r. type cmd. takes about as much time as clicking.

[dsman195276]

this only works if the administrator has not disabled the command prompt.