starting several programs at once

[bwanaaa]

I have a batch file that sort of does this:

start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"

The space after the start command ensures that the command window disappears after the program starts.

All these programs need to run as admin. I get the confirmation dialog for each of them in turn. Except the dialog for the last program is obscured by the command window.
I have to click the flashing shield at the taskbar to bring the dialog to the front and then acknowledge that dialog before the command window disappears.

I cannot figure out how to skip the confirmation dialogs. Help?

As an added bonus, I thought it might be nice to stop all these apps at once. or even one at a time.
But these do nothing
taskkill /F RealTempGT.exe
taskkill /F /IM RealTempGT.exe
taskkill /F /IM "C:\Users\Stefan\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"



OMG! the editor thought the colon backslash was a smiley!!

 

[Ketchup]

Can't you just go into User Accounts and unselect User Account Control (UAC)?

 

[stlcardinals]

Disabling UAC is not a very good idea.

OP, here is a link to stack overflow page that shows using a batch file to prompt for admin rights once then do any commands you want afterwords.

Use code tags for displaying code

c:\

 

[Cerb]

http://jpassing.com/2007/12/08/launch-elevated-processes-from-the-command-line/

Make the batch file a two-stepper:
stepone.bat: elevate.exe steptwo.bat
steptwo.bat: your current batch file

Then, they will all have started from a parent process that had been given admin rights, regardless of valid user names (bringing up the normal UAC prompt, allowing any admin credentials, is what differentiates it from runas). You should be able to do the same for the taskkill setup.

 

[bwanaaa]

@stlcardinals
works nice but how do i made the command window go away?
There is one that says:

=============================
Running Admin shell
=============================
C:\Windows\system32>

@Cerb
tnx for the elevate command.

It successfully starts realtemp and gpu-z. However, it gives an error dialog. For example, when my startbat2.exe is:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"
start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"

The EVGA utility and GPU-z open fine but real temp does not.
I get an error dialog that says
Driver not loaded. Try Run as Administrator.

I get the same error when the order of the files in startbat2.exe is

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"
start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"

When I change the order around so the startbat2.exe is

start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"

Realtemp and GPU-z open fine but ELEET EVGA does not. I get an error dialog that says
Error Ring0::Open()!!

I get the same error with this order:

start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"

and this order

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"
start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"

and this order

start "" "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\monitor\RealTemp\RealTempGT.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GPU-Z\GPU-Z.exe"
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\EVGA\ELeetX\ELeetX_x64.exe"

Weird and beyond my understanding.

 

[lxskllr]

Use code tags for displaying code

Or disable smilies in the reply window. It's a checkbox.

 

[bwanaaa]

one more thing:

is there any way to specify where the windows will open on the desktop? in other words, is there a batch command that will cascade windows?

I found this (it's a vbs script)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscrip...ow-can-i-tile-the-windows-on-the-desktop.aspx

but it just tiles 9 command windows on the desktop.weird.

then i found this (a javascript? that runs in windows?? and is 7 years old???)
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15755

but it only tiles browser windows, not application windows.

 

[stlcardinals]

Exit should close a command prompt

 

[bwanaaa]

unfortunately that does not close the window.

but this did
taskkill /F /IM cmd.exe

 

[sm625]

one more thing:
is there any way to specify where the windows will open on the desktop? in other words, is there a batch command that will cascade windows?

Make an autohotkey script with the follwing single line:

WinMove,A,,100,100,1366,884

Then compile the script into a .exe and then call that .exe right after you open the program.

 

[jkauff]

I would recommend Windows Task Scheduler over a batch file. Much more configurable, and you can give tasks Administrator privileges. That's what I use to launch all my stubborn programs (like Powerpro) at startup.