link a batch scrript (.bat file) to a different console/shell on Windows XP?

Is there any way to link batch script (.bat files) so that they run via another shell/console and not cmd.exe ?

For instance, if one install powers开发者_JS百科hell or others (a few are open-source projects are available on soureceforge), how to link it to your bat files ?

I looked in the "file types" menu but it seems that the bat extensions is not listed !!

Cheers David

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You can probably always set another association in the registry under HKCR. But I don't particularly see the point. PowerShell won't execute batch files anyway; it's a completely different language.