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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: harry 48 on July 18, 2011, 02:32:13 PM

Title: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 18, 2011, 02:32:13 PM: When i press window's and R to bring up RUN, i type in what i want and click run, a black box appear's on screen for about 2 sec's and goe's away.

I tried it last night and to-night about 5 time's, can anyone tell me way it's not working.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: reddevilggg on July 18, 2011, 04:06:26 PM: What are you typing into it ??
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 24, 2011, 01:34:14 PM: I have been trying, sfc /scannow and also ipconfig /all
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: rthompson80819 on July 24, 2011, 01:38:55 PM: Try this.

Start>accessories>command prompt right click on command prompt and click on pin to taskbar.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 24, 2011, 03:50:33 PM: Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 24, 2011, 01:38:55 PM
Try this.

Start>accessories>command prompt right click on command prompt and click on pin to taskbar.

ok that's done, when i click it this below come's up.

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Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: rthompson80819 on July 24, 2011, 04:03:19 PM: You should get a prompt. No prompt? When I clicked on your screen capture I saw a prompt.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 25, 2011, 12:41:20 PM: Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 24, 2011, 04:03:19 PM
You should get a prompt. No prompt? When I clicked on your screen capture I saw a prompt.

where it say's harry the curser flash's and that's all. If i type something in there is no run button.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: rthompson80819 on July 25, 2011, 12:49:31 PM: After you type in a command are you hitting the enter key?
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 25, 2011, 01:15:42 PM: Quote from: rthompson80819 on July 25, 2011, 12:49:31 PM
After you type in a command are you hitting the enter key?

You got here before i did ;D i tried that and it worked, thank you, still learning this win7.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: soybean on July 25, 2011, 01:22:43 PM: Nothing new about the Command Prompt panel; it's been around since Win 95 or longer.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 25, 2011, 01:55:21 PM: Quote from: soybean on July 25, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Nothing new about the Command Prompt panel; it's been around since Win 95 or longer.

Thank's soybean, it's just i had no call to use it before, in XP i think all i had to do click start, type in and click run.
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 25, 2011, 02:00:51 PM: tried to run sfc /scannow, and it say's, " you must be admin running a console session in order to use the sfc utility ".
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: soybean on July 25, 2011, 02:24:41 PM: Start>All Programs>Accessories>, and then right click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator".
Title: Re: having trouble with the run button
Post by: harry 48 on July 25, 2011, 02:36:42 PM: Quote from: soybean on July 25, 2011, 02:24:41 PM
Start>All Programs>Accessories>, and then right click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator".

Good man soybean, thank you.