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Wscript is the Windows Script Host executable that runs VBScript and JScript files on Windows systems. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover using Wscript to automate tasks such as playing a sound at startup via a .vbs script placed in the Startup folder, reading the Windows registry to detect installed ActiveX controls, and troubleshooting issues where the Wscript.exe process stops unexpectedly or returns incorrect exit codes when WSH 5.8 exits. These topics involve scripting with the Wscript.Shell object, handling errors, and working with the Windows registry. The tag is relevant for users writing or debugging scripts that rely on the Windows Script Host environment.
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Windows 8 Trying to write a script to play a sound, need help!
Sub title "How to spend a lot of time trying to do something that Microsoft doesn't want you to, for some obscure reason". Hi Guys I'm trying to write a script to play a sound at Windows 8 startup. I want to do this by placing the .vbs script file in the Startup Folder. I read that this can...- MikeHawthorne
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- appdata coding customization error help multimedia research scripting small player software sound startup technet technology troubleshooting vbs video playback windows 8 wscript
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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The Wscript.exe or Cscript.exe process stops when WSH 5.8 exits on a computer that is running Window
Fixes an issue in which the Wscript.exe or Cscript.exe process stops running, and an incorrect exit code is returned. This issue occurs when you use a VBScript script or a JScript script to run an application on a computer that is running Windows 7 or... More...- News
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- cscript exit code fix issues jscript process vbscript windows 7 wscript
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Wscript.exe process or the Cscript.exe process stops unexpectedly when WSH 5.8 exits on a computer t
Fixes an issue in which the Wscript.exe process or the Cscript.exe process stops unexpectedly and an incorrect exit code is returned. This issue occurs when you use a VBScript script or a JScript script to run an application on a computer that is... More...- News
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- application community cscript error exit code fix functionality help issues jscript process scripting support technical troubleshooting unexpected update vbscript windows wscript
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows Vista reading vista registry...urgent
hello, i am facing a problem ad need an urgent solution....i wrote a shell script to read the registry to detect whether an activex control has been installed on a vista machine. the script is as follows: ------- Option Explicit Dim WshShell, datePickerFileName,fso Const ForRead = 1 On...- Unregistered
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- activex components error handling filesystemobject installation popup registry shell script windows vista wscript
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting