PC help: Why can’t Vista Run?

Locate the Run command in Windows Vista

Written by Tim Smith and Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve

Q The Run command seems to have disappeared since I upgraded my computer from Windows XP to Windows Vista Home Premium. It used to be an option on the Start menu but now it’s not there. Can I get it back?
Jack Stone

A It hasn’t disappeared, but it’s not quite as obvious as it was before.

You can still find it in one of the folders inside the Start menu, but it’s much easier to make use of one of Vista’s new features, which is the ability to search the Start menu. To do so, just click Start and start typing the word ‘run’ (without the quote marks). You’ll find that the Run command appears in the menu above, or you can just press Enter after typing run.

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