How can I permanently change the contents of the command prompt under Windows 7? I know about the prompt command, and the content options, but I'm not sure where to save the custom prompt so that it's used every time. Old web pages say autoexec.bat, but that seems to be an uneditable dummy file under 7.
How to Change Command Prompt Contents in Windows 7
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You just need to add this to the end of whatever runs the batch file: > "c:\yourFile.txt"
(or >> "c:\yourFile.txt" if you want the results appended to the file without overwriting)
eg: c:\yourBatchFile.bat >> c:\yourLogFile.txt
Click the Control Icon in the command prompt window (icon in the top left of the window) and choose the Defaults options.
Tweak to your content. :)
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Best Answer
Use the User Environment variables.
Right Click Computer --> Properties --> Advanced Settings --> Advanced --> Environment Variables
In the User variables box click "New..".
Name the variable "Prompt" (without quotes), and set it's value to what you want the prompt to be (refer to "prompt /?" at a command line).
OK --> OK
Open a command prompt (cmd) and it should use that prompt.
Tested in Windows 7, and it still works like it did in NT 4 :)
Hope that helps...