Command Prompt Auto Complete and path Completion

Hi,
I have been using Vista now for almost an year. Today when i tried to auto
complete the path on my command prompt by pressing the tab on the keyboard,
instead of completing the path it inserted the tab spaces on the command
prompt. i also checked the registry setting at
hklm/users/default/software/microsoft/Command Processor
the values for CompletionChar and PathCompletionChar both is 0x9.
i also tried restarting the computer. but still the path completion doesnt
work as it used to earlier.
i also tried using cmd /F switch, here the tab key doesnt work but ctrl+D
does work
dont know whats wrong.
Pls help!!!!
thanks in advance,
Ragards,
Kiran Jain

 

Hi Kiran,

As it's been a while since you posted this I assume you already found
a
solution but as I had the same problem and came accross this I thought
I
would add my solution for anyone else who stumbles upon it.

You need to change the settings in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor.
CompletionChar and PathCompletionChar can appear in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
and HKEY_CURRENT_USER. If both appear in the registry, the value of the

entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER takes precedence over the value in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

I hope this helps someone.

Regards,
George


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March 3 of 2009 is a bit shy of two years, bub - or does Canada have a
different calendar than the rest of the world?