Command Prompt Problem

[linolium]

I don't know how it happened, but since installing Windows XP, some setting must have been changed that caused this behaviour. I am reinstalling Windows, and want to keep this behaviour, but cannot for the life of me figure out how!

I have an explorer window open to, for example, D:\Applications (and the window is focused). I then open the command prompt either clicking Start, Run, typing cmd, and hitting "OK," or just using WINKEY+R to get to the run window. The path of the command prompt window that opens up is the same as the explorer window that previously had focus (D:\Applications).

On a normal fresh install of Windows XP, the path will always be C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Desktop (afaik), unless the default path is changed.

Note: this is not the "Open Command Prompt Here" Powertoy, and nor do I want to use it. I would like to be able to mirror the described behaviour above, not install this Powertoy.

So my question is: has anyone else ever experienced this [extremely helpful] behaviour, and do they know how they configured their system to function that way?

Attached is an image describing this behaviour.

[Miz]

The instructions on this page aren't exactly what you're looking for but I like it better.

It gives several ways to add the command prompt to the right click menu in Windows Explorer. Scroll down for instructions on how to add it manually (without using Power Toys).

[Cache]

I did the same thing Miz suggests. Olny I made it the default behavior for windows each time I install from the XPCD I made, by creating a winnt.sif, .cmd, .reg file ect. Plus it silently installs my best programs and other tweaks i like.