Windows 7 Need review of .bat for running old software on Win7 (64)

[DeMajrea]

Im try to run an older version of Photoshop (I have the license to this one) but explore is locking me out. I have run similar bats for playing older cd based games - this is my first time trying it as an only harddrive based file. I just want explorer to go away when I start the program and return when I close the program.

The "exe" I want to runs is within:
Drive= c:\
folder = software
sub folder = Photoshop 5.5
exe name = Photoshp.exe

Code as I have it:

TASKKILL /F /IM "explorer.exe"
start /w C:\"Software"\Photoshop 5.5\Photoshp.exe
start C:\Windows\explorer.exe

Saved as = PH55.bat

If I could get some feed back before I run it and other ideas I could use to help. Thank You!
My email: [email protected]

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like you're trying to create a batch script to temporarily close Explorer while running an older version of Photoshop and then reopen it once the program is closed. Your batch script appears to be mostly correct, but there are a couple of corrections needed: 1. Your start command for launching Photoshop should have the correct path to the executable, which in this case is Photoshp.exe and not Photoshp 5.5\Photoshp.exe. 2. The folder path Software should be in lowercase in your script. Here is the corrected version of your batch script:

@echo off TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe start /w C:\Software\Photoshop 5.5\Photoshp.exe start explorer.exe

This script will close Explorer, launch Photoshop 5.5, and then reopen Explorer once you close Photoshop. Before executing the script, make sure to save any work you have open and close any important applications, as closing Explorer will temporarily affect your desktop and taskbar. Feel free to run the script, and if you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to ask here!