Tab-completion in Windows 2000
I might be the last one in the world to discover this W2K tweak, but just in case others are interested; here's how to get "tab completion" (famous from the unix world and also (I hear) now default in Windows XP command prompts) in Windows 2000:
- Hit the "Start" button
- Select "Run"
- enter "regedit", hit OK
- Expand "My computer" (by clicking the little [+] beside it)
- Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Expand SOFTWARE
- Expand Microsoft
- Expand Command Processor
- Double-click "CompletionChar"
- Replace the value that's there with 9 (which is the ASCII equivalent of the TAB key)
- Click OK
To enjoy, Hit the "Start"-button, then "Run" then type "cmd" and try typing cd Doc then hitting TAB... "Documents and Settings" should autocomplete...