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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Server => Topic started by: ravindra on October 17, 2005, 03:01:39 AM

Title: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: ravindra on October 17, 2005, 03:01:39 AM

hi
i am using windows 2003 server. i want to execute some scripts when my server starts up.i have edited autoexec.bat file . but my scripts are not executed.


any idea why this is happening ? ais anything else i have to do?

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: vibhor_agarwalin on October 17, 2005, 03:10:46 AM

I don't think autoexec.bat is used anymore.

Place a shortcut of your script in the Startup folder.

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: ravindra on October 17, 2005, 03:12:33 AM

where is startup folder?

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: vibhor_agarwalin on October 17, 2005, 03:20:37 AM

I can't tell you the exact location in 2003.

But its in Profiles->Start Menu->Programs->Startup

Have a look

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: ravindra on October 17, 2005, 03:22:38 AM

hi
i go the startup folder but the problem is how to pass the arguments to the program.

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: vibhor_agarwalin on October 17, 2005, 03:27:24 AM

Will these be runtime or hard written?

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?a
Post by: ravindra on October 17, 2005, 04:23:13 AM

thanks vibhor for u  answers got how setup all the things...

Title: Re: windows 2003 autoexec.bat problem?
Post by: vibhor_agarwalin on October 17, 2005, 04:49:36 AM

Glad to hear that all things are working.  :)