Minimize applications on open?

[FOBSIDE]

Is there any kind of switch with a shortcut, such as open.exe -m, to minimize a window when you launch an application?

 

[dawks]

Try the start.exe command. Run it at the command line using start.exe /? to find a list of switches, one of which is the START MINIMIZED command. You can then create a .bat file with the command in it.

 

[FOBSIDE]

I was trying to use start.exe and created a .bat file, but it only loads the program files window, not the application. I was trying to load QuickTime just to test.

START "Title" /min /normal "c:\Progra~1\QuickT~1\" "c:\Progra~1\QuickT~1\qttask.exe"

Any ideas what I am doing wrong? I found this page: http://www.jsiinc.com/suba/tip0300/rh0364.htm

 

[spyordie007]

just create a shortcut in windows and go into the properties dialog; under the "run" section you can specify to start minimized.

 

[FOBSIDE]

Yeah, that works a lot easier. Thanks. I figured out the DOS issue too.