REQ: tcmdhere.btm mod

[Charles G]

rem This batch file adds the "TCMD prompt here" entry to Windows Explorer

I'd like to add a verb to the directory / drive context menu - so it can allow TCMD to "run as administrator" in the specified location. I am just not clear how to modify the tcmdhere.btm to do it - and selectively remove the entries from the registry. Any help / guidance greatly appreciated....

TCC 16.03.54 x64 Windows 7 [Version 6.1.7601]

 

[vefatica]

It's too bad that you can't specify a shortcut as the command for a shell verb; that would make this easier. This should work.

In TCMD's home directory, make a copy of TCMD.EXE called, say, TCMDUP.EXE. In the "Properties" for TCMDUP.EXE ... "Compatibility" ... specify "Run as administrator". Then either edit tcmdhere.btm to change "tcmd.exe" to "tcmdup.exe" and run it. Or run tcmdhere.btm first and later edit the registry to make the same change.

You could also use either editing method to change the context menu text from "TCMD prompt here" to whatever you like.

Of course,

1. you'll get the UAC prompt
2. you'll have to (should) update TCMDUP.EXE whenever you update TCMD.EXE

 

[Charles G]

Couldn't I just edit tcmdhere.btm so it uses:

start /elevated %@path[%_cmdspec]tcmd.exe

?

 

[vefatica]

Couldn't I just edit tcmdhere.btm so it uses:

start /elevated %@path[%_cmdspec]tcmd.exe

?

Windows won't know what "start" means.

 

[Charles G]

couldn't I then just do this:

cmd /c start /elevated %@path[%_cmdspec]tcmd.exe

But the CMD window would show......

 

[vefatica]

couldn't I then just do this:

cmd /c start /elevated %@path[%_cmdspec]tcmd.exe

But the CMD window would show......

Right!

 

[Charles Dye]

rem This batch file adds the "TCMD prompt here" entry to Windows Explorer

I'd like to add a verb to the directory / drive context menu - so it can allow TCMD to "run as administrator" in the specified location. I am just not clear how to modify the tcmdhere.btm to do it - and selectively remove the entries from the registry. Any help / guidance greatly appreciated....

Here's a stab at it.

 

[vefatica]

Here's a stab at it.

I think he wanted TCMD.

 

[Charles G]

I think he wanted TCMD.

That is why I titled the message thread tcmdhere.btm - NOT tcchere.btm - assuming the latter even exists in the destination foler along with TCC / TCMD / DLLs / etc...

 

[Charles Dye]

That is why I titled the message thread tcmdhere.btm - NOT tcchere.btm - assuming the latter even exists I nthe destination foler along with TCC / TCMD / DLLs / etc...

Ah. My mistake. But the same approach should work: use the RUNAS shell verb.

 

[Charles G]

Ah. My mistake. But the same approach should work: use the RUNAS shell verb.

Thank you Charles. Where is the RunAs shell verb discussed please?

 

[Charles Dye]

Thank you Charles. Where is the RunAs shell verb discussed please?

Well, if I Google RunAs "Shell Verb", the first hit I get is:
http://superuser.com/questions/189791/can-i-make-a-shell-context-action-run-as-administrator
There's a RegEdit script.

(The fourth hit is MSDN, which you might expect would be a good source of info; but the only mention of "RunAs" on that page is a user complaining about its obvious absence.)