Bruinator Share Posted July 25, 2020 I am trying to run a .bat file to start both hotspot shield and qbittorrent but i have the syntax wrong. Can someone plz help me out. This is what I have: @echo cd "C:\Programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs" Start hotspotshield.exe What am I doing wrong plz? TIA Link to post Share on other sites
Nick H. Supervisor Share Posted July 25, 2020 I can't be certain, but taking a quick look at a Windows laptop next to me I can't find the Windows\Start Menu through the path you've specified. Why are you going through the start menu shortcut, anyway? Point to the .exe itself rather than the Start Menu's shortcut. Look for the .exe file under either Program Files or Program Files (x86). EDIT: Also (but I could be wrong) you need to specify if echo is off or on. I would assume you want it turned off (@echo off). 2 Share Link to post Share on other sites
SnoopZ Share Posted July 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, Nick H. said: I can't find the Windows\Start Menu through the path you've specified Works fine for me. Link to post Share on other sites
+jnelsoninjax Subscriber² Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 11:45 AM, Bruinator said: I am trying to run a .bat file to start both hotspot shield and qbittorrent but i have the syntax wrong. Can someone plz help me out. This is what I have: @echo cd "C:\Programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs" Start hotspotshield.exe What am I doing wrong plz? TIA batch file should look like this: @echo off C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\teamviewer.exe You don't need the start command, and I tried to navigate with explorer to start menu\programs and windows would not let me in, it is a protected area. That is why you need to launch it from program files (x86) or program files. Also the @echo off is really not needed, that simply tells the file to not display what it is doing on the screen, and considering it will be going fast, you would not need it! 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
Bruinator Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Thx , i found the issue yesterday afternoon. Sorry about not saying so. It was the wrong path. Thx guys. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
+jnelsoninjax Subscriber² Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, Bruinator said: Thx , i found the issue yesterday afternoon. Sorry about not saying so. It was the wrong path. Thx guys. That makes all the difference! 2 Share Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now