multiple cmd windows with distinct properties

[Guest tbone]

On my Windows 2000 system, I have 3 shortcuts for command windows -

small, large, and huge. Each one is a shortcut to cmd.exe, and each

has its own layout and color scheme. This was done by altering the

properties, and upon clicking ok, selecting the option that says

"Modify shortcut that started this window".

 

I can't seem to get this working on my new Windows XP 64-bit Edition

machine. After modifying a shortcut's properties and clicking ok, I

choose the similar option, "Save properties for future windows with

same title". However, even though I used different shortcuts and thus

have different window titles, setting any one changes all of them.

 

Is this feature gone?

 

Thanks

tbone

[Guest tbone]

Re: multiple cmd windows with distinct properties

 

After experimenting for a while, I found a way to do this that works.

 

The original way, where I open the command window and then set the

properties from there (click the system menu, choose Properties),

doesn't seem to work like it does in Win2K.

 

However, if I create the shortcut and edit the properties directly, it

works ok (i.e. edit the properties on the shortcut without opening the

command window).

 

FYI...

 

tbone

 

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:44:15 -0400, tbone <noneedto@email.me> wrote:

>On my Windows 2000 system, I have 3 shortcuts for command windows -

>small, large, and huge. Each one is a shortcut to cmd.exe, and each

>has its own layout and color scheme. This was done by altering the

>properties, and upon clicking ok, selecting the option that says

>"Modify shortcut that started this window".

>

>I can't seem to get this working on my new Windows XP 64-bit Edition

>machine. After modifying a shortcut's properties and clicking ok, I

>choose the similar option, "Save properties for future windows with

>same title". However, even though I used different shortcuts and thus

>have different window titles, setting any one changes all of them.

>

>Is this feature gone?

>

>Thanks

>tbone