replace notepad

[mcovey]

I wrote a batch file that replaced notepad with another file, its very handy because all the guides ive seen ask you to do it manually which isnt very intuitive.

its at http://kafene.org/scripts/notepad.bat

just drag and drop your replacement onto it, no renaming necessary and read the one instruction.

here's a post about it in my blog

Edited October 28, 2004 by mcovey

[ozgeek]

What is this?

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL

[Manuroc]

im not an expert at this, but doesnt that line continually make you ping yourself? if thats the case, wouldnt that slow down your computer a lot? or maybe im just wrong. :unsure:

[Advance]

I hate being a newb, but this stuff really interests me, what 'language' is it?

[AaronMT]

I hate being a newb, but this stuff really interests me, what 'language' is it?

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I would not run this if I were you.

Looks like a script kiddie is getting some giggles over people flooding their computer.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

ahhh!

especially someone with 14 posts? i do not trust this what so ever.

[Veiva]

U R T3h N00BIE W00bIe, f00l!!!!!!!!!11111111111oneoneelven!!lol

Haha, I always look at batch files before I open them, even from legit sources.

So:

Report

Why'd you want to do something like this, script kiddie?

[moloko]

Thats pretty cool. Personally I just go to files and select .txt to be opened by my editor of choice. But for those that can't do that stuff, this is a good option if its a valid BAT file.

[bsquirle]

What is this?

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL

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It just makes the computer wait a VERY little bit.

I don't know why, it certainly isn't needed.

Also,

Why did he make that batch file that long??????

Anyway, I won't be using it.

But it might be helpfull for some people.

EDIT:

ping -n 20 127.0.0.1 >NUL

Seems like he wants us to think he's doing a lot of work.

But it won't hurt you or your computer, it just slows down the process (+-20 seconds).

Edited November 1, 2004 by bsquirle

[edbro]

All you have to do is copy your replacement "notepad.exe" into Windows\system32\dllcache and \system32. Windows will ask for your install CD and you simply tell "no thank you" and to accept the new file.

[hurting101]

Please stop spreading FUD: just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's malicious.

The ping command pauses the script for one second. That's it. The OP probably used it for something related to file protection, but I don't see why it's needed.

I hate being a newb, but this stuff really interests me, what 'language' is it?

Windows shell scripting (aka batch scripting).

[Advance]

Hmm ok thanks, I will look into it.

[mcovey]

it's not malicious. im not a script kiddie or a newbie nerd either.

I write batch files to make my life easier.

the ping simply pauses it. there's no way to pause a terminal for a certain amount of time, but if you go too fast, the file gets an in use error, and if you go too slow then the old notepad gets put back from a replacement. Here, I'll do a description of what all the code does.

@echo off
echo READ THIS:
echo ..
echo NOTE: just in case, a copy of your old notepad.exe has been made in C:\. this will make a copy of Notepad.exe in your C: folder. WARNING: please ensure neither notepad nor your replacement file are running.
echo ..
echo ..
echo ?if you stop this prematurely, there will be a new directory in C: called temporaryoldnotepadfolder. It's safe to delete.
echo ..
echo ..
echo ..

these lines simply send you a warning/notice. the only command used is echo

mkdir C:\temporaryoldnotepadfolder

this makes a directory in C: called temporaryoldnotepadfolder to put your old notepad in temporarily.

copy C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe C:\temporaryoldnotepadfolder

this copies your old notepad to this new folder

move /y %1 notepad.exe

this renames whatever file you drag/dropped onto the batch file to notepad.exe

move notepad.exe C:\

this puts the new notepad.exe in C:

pause

this pauses so that you must agree to continue by pressing any key

REM DIRTY WORK BEGINS HERE

this is like a comment to just say, here begins the replacing.

echo Beginning...

prints "beginning" on the screen

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL

this pings your local ethernet card for two seconds to create a delay so the file is not in use at the time this command executes. it points the traffic at NUL which is the windows equivalent of /dev/null in unix. I won't explain this line again.

copy C:\notepad.exe C:\Windows
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL
copy C:\notepad.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL
copy C:\notepad.exe C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL
copy C:\notepad.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\dllcache
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL

this copies the notepad.exe file that was created with more 2 second pauses.

echo If you received the message "1 file(s) copied." 4 times, this was a success. wait until this is done, then go to start, then run and type notepad, and it should launch your new notepad.
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL

this prints a message so that the user can check whether or not the script completed successfully.

del C:\notepad.exe
move /Y C:\temporaryoldnotepadfolder\notepad.exe C:\
rmdir C:\temporaryoldnotepadfolder\
ping -n 20 127.0.0.1 >NUL

this moves deletes the copy of the new notepad that was made in C: and moves the old notepad that was backed up into C: then it removes the temporaryoldnotepadfolder that was made earlier and waits 20 seconds before closing in case you're still reading that message above.

REM THIS FILE IS LICENSED UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
REM YOU CAN READ THE DEED AT: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode
REM OR THE FULL TEXT OF THE LICENSE AT: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

that's just my license code

EDIT:

i just updated the code to do backup work in %TMP% instead of C: and move things to "\windows" in case your main drive isn't C:\

Edited November 3, 2004 by mcovey

[Advance]

off topic--

Where did you learn to write this stuff?

--off topic

[mcovey]

off topic--

Where did you learn to write this stuff?

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a general knowledge of the windows command line is all it takes. there's no syntax or anything like in C or PHP (im not spectacular at either)...

if you want to try something just open up notepad and type some commands.

you need "@echo off" first which makes it soo that when you type "echo hello" it doesnt write the word echo.

try doing this:

@echo off

cd C:

echo Hello world! >new.txt

all that does is shove the words "Hello world!" into a file called new.txt in C:

if you type "edit new.txt" or just open it in notepad, it will be there. then press alt+f and "x" to exit.

some commands are like:

del

move

copy

ping

tracert

net (net is VERY useful for almost all system related tasks like users and stuff)

edit

rename

telnet

ftp

tree

dir

there's tons more. these are all in reality little programs that do things. not many people think of "dir" as a program but it is indeed a program that simply lists the contents of a directory. In linux the "ls" command is very similar. if you'd like to see the source code for the ls program you can google "coreutils" and download the source. you'll need something like 7zip or winrar to unzip it. it's very simple.

if you can (service pack 1 or 2 disabled it) try "net send localhost hello" it will make a little box pop up that says "hello" in it.

[Advance]

I might be looking into that, thanks a bunch!

[Hankyone]

learn MSDOS and you will learn batch files in the same time ;)

nearly all the same commands exept exclusif .bat commands like "CHOICE /c:1234" or "CALL" and more

[temple_treefrog]

I wrote a batch file that replaced notepad with another file, its very handy because all the guides ive seen ask you to do it manually which isnt very intuitive.

its at http://kafene.org/scripts/notepad.bat

just drag and drop your replacement onto it, no renaming necessary and read the one instruction.

here's a post about it in my blog

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:spam:

[empty]

ahah, i love all the "tech" guys in the first few posts and their lame explanations! better answer the clue phone boys. thanks for the script, care to reccomend a good notepad alt?

[Advance]

I personally hacked mine up, and then used this to replace it! Worked like a charm.

[siddhs]

Who says that a 16 post "dude" cannot write a batch file program and help others...

Wake Up before you blame someone........

Good Job mcovey

-Siddhs

[Damnation Virus]

if you can (service pack 1 or 2 disabled it) try "net send localhost hello" it will make a little box pop up that says "hello" in it.

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I want to know how to insert a break in a net send. In other words... i want to make a file that will send the message.... skip a line (or as many lines as i choose) and write some more text.... and the message alert pop-up will appear like this:

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|Messenger Service

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|Message from LocalHost to LocalHost on 11/8/2004 2:15:18 PM

|

|Hi

|

|This is a crap message

|Feel Free to ignore it because it is just an example |

|

| ----------------

| | OK |

| ----------------

I have no idea how to do this beyond :

net send LocalHost

any help appreciated thanx

[Damnation Virus]

I want to know how to insert a break in a net send. In other words... i want to make a file that will send the message.... skip a line (or as many lines as i choose) and write some more text.... and the message alert pop-up will appear like this attachment which was made with NET SEND SPOOFER but i want to make the code WITHOUT an ASSISTANT PROGRAM.

             

I have no idea how to do this beyond :

net send LocalHost

any help appreciated thanx

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