in reply to MS system open file with space

Under XP: 
c:\> start c:\

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(Pops explorer window showing c:\) 
c:\> start "c:\program files"

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(Pops useless command prompt window at default directory) 
c:\> start explorer "c:\program files"

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(Pops explorer window at c:\program files)

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Re^2: MS system open file with space
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 20, 2013 at 20:23 UTC
    c:\> start "c:\program files" (Pops useless command prompt window at default directory)

    That's because the optional first argument to start is a window title.

    If the first argument begins with ", then it is taken as a title -- take a look at the titlebar of that useless command prompt window.

    To disable that effect, prefix the directory with a dummy title:start "" "c:\program files"

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