[Tutor] How to get Win XP command prompt to open at C:\Python23>

[Alan Gauld]

> Both doskey and autocompletion were there for me with Win XP Pro
when I
> bought my current computer in January.

Interesting, somebody must have set something up because neither
are the default options.

> Searching Google Groups I found how to set a list of doskey macros.

Yes I only discovered the ability to create macros in DOSKEY
myself while researching this thread! I successfully created
one but then couldn't figure out how to save it, thanks for
the URL.

> >And you need to modify the shortcut to start CMD with
> >
> >CMD /F:ON
>
> I haven't needed to do this either.

I'm not sure how that's been done then, I couldn't see a way
of turning it on in the registry other than as part of the
shortcut stuff...

Alan G.