In Windows 95, 98, or Me - if you type "command" into "run", then when the command prompt opens, its current directory will be the same as whatever Explorer windows you have open. This doesn't work in XP, though. In Windows XP - there is a PowerToy that you can download that makes it so that you can right-click on a folder and press "Open Command Window Here". This is not quite as handy as the above, but is still handy. Dragging - if you drag a file onto the prompt or the "run" dialog, the computer will type out the drive and path of the file for you. Pasting - if you have text in the clipboard, you can have Windows type it into the Prompt for you. In Windows 95, 98, or Me, just click the "paste" icon. In Windows XP, right-click the tilebar and select "EDIT", "Paste". You can similarly copy text into the clipboard by using the "Mark" button. My "ANDD" program - a batch file I made called "ANDD" can make DOS usage with Windows very easy if you want to do things quickly without opening the prompt. Just rename "Andd.bat" to "a.bat" and type "a [command] and [command] and [command] [etc.]" into the "run" dialog. Since you can get "run" out by pressing ÿ + R, this is very quick and handy. (Otherwise most MS-DOS commands do not work in "Run.") If you have my ANDD program and you want to quickly go from the command prompt to the explorer, it's very easy: type "a start . and exit". Poof. Done. J   Proceed:     <-- Final Notes