Hi all, is it possible to run more than one application from a desktop shortcut without using a script/batch file ? Thanks -- SteM
"SteM" wrote in message news:%23n2uEeBXIHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi all, > is it possible to run more than one application from a desktop shortcut > without using a script/batch file ? > > Thanks > -- > SteM > > Yes - you can join the various commands in the "Target" box with an ampersand (&).
Thanks ! But my test was 'calc & regedit' and i only see the calculator .... ?? -- SteM "Pegasus (MVP)" ha scritto nel messaggio news:%23TrhMyBXIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "SteM" wrote in message > news:%23n2uEeBXIHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Hi all, > > is it possible to run more than one application from a desktop shortcut > > without using a script/batch file ? > > > > Thanks > > -- > > SteM > > > > > > Yes - you can join the various commands in the "Target" box with an > ampersand (&). > >
On Jan 21, 8:07 am, "SteM" wrote: > Thanks ! > But my test was 'calc & regedit' and i only see the calculator .... ?? > > -- > SteM > > "Pegasus (MVP)" ha scritto nel messaggionews:%23TrhMyBXIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > > > > "SteM" wrote in message > >news:%23n2uEeBXIHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > Hi all, > > > is it possible to run more than one application from a desktop shortcut > > > without using a script/batch file ? > > > > Thanks > > > -- > > > SteM > > > Yes - you can join the various commands in the "Target" box with an > > ampersand (&). I got this to work (all on the Target line) ... %comspec% /c (start "" %windir%\system32\calc.exe & start "" %windir% \system32\regedt32.exe) I set the Run property to Minimized to hid the command console window that would otherwise flash onto the screen momentarily as this process is executed. You may also want to change the icon from the default command console icon that results. The Target line could be as simple as ... %comspec% /c (start "" calc & start "" regedt32) if the two executables are in folders named in the PATH environment variable, but it's always safe to use the fully qualified filespec as in the first example. Tom Lavedas =========== http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/
Try it like so: cmd.exe /c start /b %windir%\system32\calc.exe & regedit.exe "SteM" wrote in message news:eluXG6CXIHA.5716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Thanks ! > But my test was 'calc & regedit' and i only see the calculator .... ?? > > -- > SteM > > "Pegasus (MVP)" ha scritto nel messaggio > news:%23TrhMyBXIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "SteM" wrote in message >> news:%23n2uEeBXIHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> > Hi all, >> > is it possible to run more than one application from a desktop shortcut >> > without using a script/batch file ? >> > >> > Thanks >> > -- >> > SteM >> > >> > >> >> Yes - you can join the various commands in the "Target" box with an >> ampersand (&). >> >> > >
