Running batch files from within Visual Studio 2008
This is pretty easy to setup.
>> All you have to do is, setup command prompt in external tools with following option
Title :MyCommandPrompt
Command c:\windows\System32\cmd.exe
Arguments: /k $(ItemPath)
Initial directory: $(ProjectDir)
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/hdcornerblogs/archive/2006/03/09/135823.aspx
It does also work in VS2008!!
Now setup a keyboard shortcut for "Tools.ExternalComment0" (it was my first) to something like (Ctrl-K, Ctrl-E) and now you are in business!