Setting the Title of a DOS window

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22 April 2002, 09:31 AM

Chris J

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Hi,

I am running win2k server, and have a number of programs running minimised DOS windows. Is there anyway that I can set the title of the window myself so that I can find the one I want without opening them all.

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22 April 2002, 09:43 AM

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In the cmd window simply type:

title <text for title>

so if your starting of some background jobs, simply pop this in a bat file to title your windows.

Michael

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22 April 2002, 09:49 AM

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Hi,

Thats done the job.

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chris

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22 April 2002, 10:31 AM

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22 April 2002, 02:21 PM

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Sweet tip!

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22 April 2002, 02:30 PM

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Nice tip. Slightly OT but in Win2k when u have file folders in your taskbar, they all use the same icon, ie the default folder icon. In win9x I remember when u changed the folders icon, it would also show this changed icon in the taskbar, so you could pick the folder u wanted quickly. But it doesnt in win2k. Anyway to get around that one?