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Add backslash if a string doesn't have it
I'm developing a command line Batch file on Windows 7. I'm trying to add \ to a dir if it hasn't.
This is only a test:
@echo off
set solutionDir=%CD%\
echo %solutionDir%
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Windows 7 command promt number of buffers and buffer size
In Windows 7, the Command Prompt has two configuration options called Buffer Size and Number of Buffers found in the Options tab. Following these instructions, I've tweaked these two values to ...
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cmd.exe error windows 7 the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click ok to close the application
when i try to open the cmd.exe. a box pops up with the message of cmd.exe error windows 7 the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click ok to close the application.
my pc was ...
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Notepad++ open cmd in current file's directory
Is there a way (probably a macro) how to open cmd in current file's directory?
Say I am editting a file D:\foo\bar.txt and would like to open cmd in D:\foo\. It would really help running various ...
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Unable to output to lpt1: from cmd
I am running Windows 7 32-bit on an old laptop with an onboard parallel port. I have an Okidata Microline 320 printer connected to that port; the printer has been tested to work fine when printing ...
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What privilege is required by the caller to invoke the -ExecutionPolicy parameter of Powershell 7.x
When invoking Powershell directly by invoking PWSH.EXE, it accepts an -ExecutionPolicy parameter for essentially a "one time/this-instance-only" invocation with something other than the ...
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How to Execute ShortCut From Command line in Windows 7
We came with a scenario where we have to use Shortcut file (.lnk), which is on the desktop, to execute an application for a headless device (i.e, without manual intervention).
Is there any way to ...
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UAC problems with msiexec silent mode
I have a msi package which I want to install to some computers, which aren't necessary on the same domain neither network.
The way I spread the msi package it doesn't matter. We can expect that file ...
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Running a program from network location on Windows 7 from cmd
I have to run a configuration script on a number of computers that is stored on a network location. I run CMD as administrator and then run the command which looks something like this:
\\server\...
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How to list installed font families?
How can I list the family names of installed fonts on Windows?
Any command line utility or any registry paths?
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Changing Visual Effects settings through command line
Is there a way to change/modify the Visual Effects settings via command line? For example, I want to control (enabling and disabling) on Animate windows while minimizing and maximizing option from ...
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How to start on-screen-keyboard when installing windows
How do I start the on-screen-keyboard during the windows installation process? I need to install Windows 7 and I don't have keyboard, I only have a mouse.
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How can I verify that CNTLM works correctly?
I had installed and configured CNTLM on my Windows 7 machine.
CNTLM is running and I can see it in Process. I have problems with a development tool that points to http://localhost:3128, I have doubts ...
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Is it possible to get ONLY the Drive Label using WMIC?
Using WMIC, I want to get only the drive label based on the drive letter:
for /f "skip=1" %a in ('wmic volume where "Driveletter like '%C%'" get label') do echo %a
Now, those of you who understand ...
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Batch execution error "not recognised as an internal or external command"
D:\temp\copyTXT.bat is a simple script containing:
XCOPY /v D:\temp\MyFile.txt D:\Documents\
Executing the script fails, flashing a window for ~100ms, then does nothing (no copy at all), but if I ...
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How can I delete all files/subfolders in a given folder via the command prompt?
I would like to delete all files and subfolders using a batch file in Windows 7 and keep the top folder. Basically emptying the folder.
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Environment Variable ORACLE_UNQNAME not defined
I'm trying to install Oracle 11gR2 Enterprise Edition but during database creation, I got this error :
Environment Variable ORACLE_UNQNAME not defined
And when I tried to launch emctl.bat From cmd ...
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Windows: Remove the wallpaper using the command line
Is there a command to remove the desktop wallpaper and use a solid color?
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Dynamically search and delete multiple registry entries(both key and value) by batch script
I have uninstalled a recent game called "Wolfenstein 2009", but somehow I had to do it manually.
I was able to delete files very easily, but here comes the tricky part.
I have following command to ...
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Batch file won't run as administrator unless via cmd prompt
I'm trying to write a batch file that will turn Apache off and copy some files. This is all I have in the script at the moment:
"C:\Apache24\bin\httpd.exe" -k stop
If I either run the batch file ...
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schtask Activate task when specific user login
I want to create a batch file that creates a scheduled task to run a .cmd file when a specific user logons. So far I've come up with this:
@echo off
schtasks /CREATE /RU %username% /TN "TaskName" /TR ...
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I can't change any system files from CMD
In my previous question:
I forgot the Windows 7 password on my own computer, I used the trick
described in Resetting Your Forgotten Windows Password
(http://www.howtogeek.com/96630/how-to-reset-...
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How can I display the contents of an environment variable from the command prompt in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, when I start the Command prompt, is there any command to display the contents of an environment variable (such as the JAVA_HOME or PATH variables)?
I have tried with echo $PATH, echo ...
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Open and Select a file in an existing Explorer window
I'd like to open and select a file in an existing Explorer window from the command line.
Opens a new window:
explorer.exe /select, "FILE_PATH"
Runs the file:
cmd.exe /c start "" &...
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net use to connect a shared printer
I have a Windows 7 machine connected to a printer. I use another PC (in the same group) running Vista to connect this shared printer via COMMAND:
net use lpt2 \\Win7NAME\SHAREDPRINTERNAME /...
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ipconfig from the CMD opens and closes another CMD
I tried running ipconfig from CMD, both elevated and not, but instead of displaying it's output inline, it opens another CMD and closes it immediately after the output is listed. I've tried running ...
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How can I bring calc.exe to the front?
I have the following code assigned to a VAIO button:
C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
But each time I press the VAIO button, I get a new instance of the calculator in a new window. What would be the ...
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Why don't Libre Office command line options seem to work on Windows?
This is LO 6.0.7.3 on Windows 7 Enterprise. All other instances of LO have been shut down (I discovered in Linux that this was vital.)
Here is example non-output:
C:\Users\[snip]>"C:\Program ...
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Hibernate computer with a timeout from command line on Windows 7
I am trying to hibernate my computer from the command. I was using shutdown /s /t 20 to shutdown the the computer. I change /s to /h to hibernate and now it just returns the usage text as if it doesn'...
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how to use space within pathname for Window's Robocopy
When my path for robocopy has a space, I surround it with " but get the weird error below...
My .bat file contains:
rem Backup scans
ROBOCOPY "C:\Users\doug\Documents\My Scans\" "B:\BACKUP\My Scans\...
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