open command prompt window and change current working directory

Question

I\'m terribly new to scripting on windows. Using windows 7 64.

I\'m trying to make a .bat file that I can double click, and have it open a command prompt and automatical

Answer 1

Use the /K switch:

@ECHO OFF
start cmd.exe /K "cd C:\my\destination"

But IMHO, the most useful switch is /?.

Starts a new instance of the Windows XP command interpreter

CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
    [[/S] [/C | /K] string]

/C      Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates
/K      Carries out the command specified by string but remains
/S      Modifies the treatment of string after /C or /K (see below)
/Q      Turns echo off
...

And only if it does not work, then Google it, as @Neeraj suggested :D