scripting

If you're into modifying system files etc. you'll soon get fed up of logging out/in or using Task Manager to stop and re-start Explorer.exe all the time. Even if Explorer has died and you can r-click the desktop this will save you logging out/in or launching Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete)...

I have written a batch file (e.g.aaa.bat) which can take several paramters and runs fine as long as I enter the start command at the command prompt e.g aaaa.bat -start -log In order to avoid always having to enter manually this command I created a shortcut to this batch file and placed it...

I have a simple script that will copy the path of a file to the clipboard, when the file is dropped onto the script. The script works perfectly fine in Windows 7 and a normal XP box. However, in XP Mode the script will not accept the argument. Has anybody run into this, and found a way to...

I've been playing around with some batch files, and was trying to get the cmd to run in fullscreen mode. I used the same technique that i used in windows XP, using the line:"reg add HKCU\Console\ /v Fullscreen /t REG_DWORD /d 1" in a batch file to make the cmd go fullscreen by default. Now my...

I have a batch file that I use to: Create a restore point, then swap out my modified system files. I store the "Sleep.exe" file in the same folder as the batch file. The script goes something like: echo Please wait while a Restore Point is made. sleep 17 Take ownership,Rename Replace, Blah...

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When I start a DOS batch file *.bat procedure then a cmdprompt window opens with the default number of columns and rows. In old WinXP I could pause the batch script and change the number of columns/rows of this terminal/cmdprompt windowa as well as other parameters like font size. AND...

Hi Can someone help me with a batch file that will delete the files in the c:/program Data/microsoft/windows/DRM folder on a Win 7 PC? Thanks in advance. Derek

hi guys, does any one know to programme a task scheduler to kill a programme at a specific time on wwwin7 other that using softwares like kill task, etc........expecting a reply post soon.thanks guys!!!!

Requirement: Enable/Disable mirroring (also called cloning) between multiple monitors programatically. Platform: Windows 7 onwards Research: So far I've come across Windows 7 new API called CCD Link Removed - Invalid URL In the draft it says to deliver what I need. Problem: I don't know...

Excuseme, I want to develop Windows Sidebar like a Google Desktop. I saw a web-page how to make windows sidebar and gadget using HTML and script. but i wnat to know to make Windows Sidebar using Program Language like C, MFC, C#... etc. becauese I have to make a Program using MultiThread...

Setup: Windows 7 Home premium (64bit) I have need of creating many windows 7 shortcuts to a pile of video files. This is the first of what will likely be many occasions . I don't know any of the windows based scripting languages but do program in perl somewhat. So my first hope is someone may...

Sorry for the less but optimal title for this, but I can't describe it any better. The root of the issue is that i am running Pisg. a stats generator for mIRC on my windows 7 machine. At the beginning I ran the program that parses the files manually and uploaded the files manually. But in the...

win 7 64 bit I have suddenly not been no able to read vbs files...I have re-registered both windows and java script via an elevated command and both are said to be running - succeeded But when I then run a vbs script which I know to be 'good' ...using open with and choosing Microsoft base...

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This week on Channel 9, Dan is joined by Clint Rutkas to discuss the week's top developer news, including: [watch] Jason Zander - Link Removed (Link Removed) includes a local Help viewer, unit testing for .NET 3.5, Performance wizard for Silverlight and more [watch] Adam Kinney - A new series...

I have a script (basic batch file) that launces 30 different kd windows and I want to have them tile on the desktop (or stack in win 7 terms) once they have all launched. Is there a command to do this or some kind of script? Those 30 windows will be the only ones open on the desktop.

So, I just got Windows 7, and I love it more than I love Linux. I think it was the ads for it. -.- When I had XP, I learned how to make simple batch files. nothing major, just something to bid my time while in class. I just mastered the "IF" command, and now I want to try and see if I...

Hello all, A new (kind of) Scripting Guy here. :cool: I'm heavily working on WMI and found about the free WMIDiag tool (that I had to modify a bit to accept Windows 7) Is this a right place to discuss such tool use, please? Thanks.