July 13, 2009
The code below that will force a Windows batch script to run in a minimized window. Insert it at the beginning of the script:
if not "%minimized%"=="" goto :minimized
set minimized=true
start /min cmd /C "%~dpnx0"
goto :EOF
:minimized
rem Anything after here will run in a minimized window
It works by having the script re-launch itself in a new minimized window. [...]
Filed by Paul Gu at July 13th, 2009 under Windows
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April 3, 2008
Grab the user’s attention if a batch file running underneath Windows XP’s DOS fails by changing the text color.
If you need a batch file to really grab your attention, such as when an error condition occurs, try changing the DOS prompt’s colors.
The COLOR command changes the colors of the DOS prompt text and (optional) background. [...]
Filed by Paul Gu at April 3rd, 2008 under Windows
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April 2, 2008
Usually we run a command in dos, it stays peacefully until it is complete. You cannot run any other commands during the process unless you open another command window.
For example, ftp bla bla bla, then you will be in ftp session.
If you change that to
start /min ftp bla bla bla or start /max ftp bla [...]
Filed by Paul Gu at April 2nd, 2008 under Windows
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February 14, 2008
I use both Linux and Windows Computers at work and have a need to use the command prompt on Windows. By default, Windows command prompt displays the current directory path. One problem with this is when you switch to a directory that has a long name, the prompt can end up half way across the [...]
Filed by Paul Gu at February 14th, 2008 under Blogroll
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January 6, 2008
In Windows XP Professional, if you cannot access or modify GPT disk, you can convert a GPT disk to MBR by using the clean command in DiskPart, which will remove all data and partition structures from the disk.
1. You might see S2VR HD 5 Drives in GPT status.
2. Go to DOS command line (click on [...]
Filed by Paul Gu at January 6th, 2008 under Windows
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