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OK, this is a pretty cool trick I just got bored and decided to do. I'm sure it's been done before, because it's pretty easy.
Ever get tired of having to manually open your "normal" programs? For me, I usually have Opera Browser, AIM, Continuum, iTunes, FTP, and Photoshop open. Now it's a minor pain - but still a pain - to have to individually start -> program files and execute. So here's what I did: I used batch files!
It's simple, really. Just goto your favorite text editor, and type in this:
Save as filename.bat. For me, I used normal_programs.bat. Now, to Explain:
REM: used as a comment line. Syntax: REM - comment
START: this opens the file itself. Syntax: START "Program Title" "C:\File\directory\program.ext"
Armed with that knowledge, edit the code you pasted to suit your needs, and save.
IMPORTANT!! You must enter in the "Program Title", because Windows 9.x and up parses the first "quotes" as the title of the .bat file. And why do you need quotes? Because if you don't put the C:\Program Files\...etc in quotes, then the Batch executor doesn't read the spaces and instead sees them as a line break. For example, if you typed START C:\Program Files\Winamp\win.exe, you would get an error: "Unable to open C:\Program". Reading back on what I just typed I sort of lost understanding, so just remember...USE QUOTES!
Some uses -
Web.bat - run your FTP program, a text editor, perhaps your browser (mines always open, so its useless)
Games.bat - for me, runs Roller Coaster Tycoon and a few cheat programs ;P
Design.bat - opens photoshop, FTP, and a image editor for making images more web-ready (in my case IrfanView, but alot of people might use ImageReady)
This idea was originally shown to me by Benno, but the actual research is thanks to Google and me pricking around. Enjoy
Ever get tired of having to manually open your "normal" programs? For me, I usually have Opera Browser, AIM, Continuum, iTunes, FTP, and Photoshop open. Now it's a minor pain - but still a pain - to have to individually start -> program files and execute. So here's what I did: I used batch files!
It's simple, really. Just goto your favorite text editor, and type in this:
Code:
REM - opens normal programs. START "Continuum" "C:\Program Files\Continuum\Continuum039pr1.exe" START "iTunes" "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" START "Opera" "C:\Program Files\Opera7\Opera.exe" START "AIM" "C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe"
REM: used as a comment line. Syntax: REM - comment
START: this opens the file itself. Syntax: START "Program Title" "C:\File\directory\program.ext"
Armed with that knowledge, edit the code you pasted to suit your needs, and save.
IMPORTANT!! You must enter in the "Program Title", because Windows 9.x and up parses the first "quotes" as the title of the .bat file. And why do you need quotes? Because if you don't put the C:\Program Files\...etc in quotes, then the Batch executor doesn't read the spaces and instead sees them as a line break. For example, if you typed START C:\Program Files\Winamp\win.exe, you would get an error: "Unable to open C:\Program". Reading back on what I just typed I sort of lost understanding, so just remember...USE QUOTES!
Some uses -
Web.bat - run your FTP program, a text editor, perhaps your browser (mines always open, so its useless)
Games.bat - for me, runs Roller Coaster Tycoon and a few cheat programs ;P
Design.bat - opens photoshop, FTP, and a image editor for making images more web-ready (in my case IrfanView, but alot of people might use ImageReady)
This idea was originally shown to me by Benno, but the actual research is thanks to Google and me pricking around. Enjoy
But I'm fine with the way things are.
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