http://www.programmersheaven.com/ Contains the latest posts from the thread 'Batch file .. need help!' posted on the 'MS-DOS' forum at Programmer's Heaven. en Copyright 2012 Programmers Heaven Wed, 23 May 2012 06:22:30 -0700 Wed, 23 May 2012 06:22:30 -0700 Argotic Syndication Framework 2007.3.0.1, http://www.codeplex.com/Argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 360 http://www.programmersheaven.com/images/ph.gif http://www.programmersheaven.com/ 88 31 http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/MS-DOS/411127/411127/batch-file--need-help/ I need a batch file that would kill Desktop Windows Manager (dwm.exe)when I turn on the game, and then keep it killed until I close the game.<br /> <br /> Here is where i am at right now.<br /> ----------------------------------------<br /> <span style="color: Blue;">@echo off<br /> cls<br /> echo Killing DWM<br /> net stop uxsms<br /> title DWM Killer<br /> echo (%time%) app launched<br /> start /wait WRLauncher<br /> pause<br /> net start uxsms<br /> exit</span><br /> ------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> The problem is that the game (WarRock) starts off with a "WRLuncher.exe" &gt; luncher starts "WRUpdater.exe" &gt; and updater starts the game.<br /> <br /> Is there any way to do something like this.<br /> <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <span style="color: Blue;">@echo off<br /> cls<br /> echo Killing DWM<br /> net stop uxsms<br /> title DWM Killer<br /> echo (%time%) app launched<br /> start /wait WRLauncher</span><br /> <span style="color: Red;">wait for "WRUpdater"<br /> wait for "the game"</span><br /> <span style="color: Blue;">net start uxsms<br /> exit</span><br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> I want the batch file to turn off by itself after I exit the game instead of having to press a key after pause. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/MS-DOS/411127/411127/batch-file--need-help/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:55:09 -0700 MS-DOS