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

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.