ExecParm

ExecParm is a tool that integrates a new entry into the Windows Explorer context menu, permitting you to quickly launch applications with command-line parameters. It offers support for .exe, .bat and .com files, and it gives you the possibility to add custom extensions.

How to set it up

The downloaded package includes a .dll and an .inf file that can be extracted to any location on the hard disk. In the following step, all you have do to is open the right-click menu of the .inf and select "Install". This operation is automatically deployed without any user intervention and carried out swiftly.

Run programs with command-line arguments

From this point on, you can open the context menu of any .exe, .bat or .com file to choose the "Execute with user parameters" option. This brings up a small graphical window on the screen, where you can enter command-line parameters to perform additional actions when launching the program in question.

Remove the tool or make new file type associations

In order to revert the context menu to its previous state, you can open the right-click menu of the .inf file to pick "Uninstall". If the option is not visible, you can use the Windows default uninstaller. Otherwise, you can associate ExecParm with additional file types by modifying the contents of the .inf file (before re-installation). Details on how to do this are included in the Readme file of the downloaded pack.

Evaluation and conclusion

The utility's easy to install and uninstall. It may be difficult for inexperienced users to create new file type associations, but this isn't impossible, thanks to the help file.
To conclude, ExecParm offers a faster method for running programs and other types of files with command-line arguments, instead of going through the trouble of navigating Windows tools every time you want to do this (Start -> Run..).