Navigate the hard disk with Run

[Geekgirl]

In Windows XP, you can quickly access the Run dialog box by pressing the [Windows]R keyboard combination. Once the Run dialog box is open, it's possible to launch any number of applications by simply typing the name of the executable file.

In addition, you can navigate to specific locations on your hard disk by using special Run command shortcuts. For example, if you access the Run dialog box and type a backward slash [\] in the Open text box, when you press [Enter], Windows Explorer will launch and display the contents of the root directory.

Here are a few more hard disk navigation shortcuts that you can access through the Run command:


Type three consecutive periods to display the My Computer folder.
Type two consecutive periods to display the Documents And Settings folder.
Type one period to display the Documents And Settings folder for the current user.