Hello,

I use the following command in a batch file to set up BGInfo:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\BGInfo.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\TestClient_BB.bgi" /all /timer:0

The message I always get is "cannot find file and.bgi", but why is it looking for a file named like that?

You're missing a " there.

You could try "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\TestClient_BB.bgi" /all /timer:0

as that has no spaces.

Edit: Actually %ALLUSERSPROFILE% wont make any difference

Edited July 5, 200719 yr by uid0

Typically quotes are only required when you have spaces in the folder names.

e.g. "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\BGinfo.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\testclient_BB.bgi" /all /timer:0

If you use the system variable uid0 used above it should not require quotes:

e.g. %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\BGinfo.exe %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\testclient_BB.bgi" /all /timer:0

or if you were to put the bginfo.exe and testclient_BB.bgi file in c:\windows (where I put mine)

e.g. c:\windows\bginfo.exe c:\windows\testclient_BB.bgi /all /timer:0

(I don't use the /all switch, not necessary for my purposes as I load it from HKCU/..../run)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"BGInfo"="C:\\Windows\\System32\\bginfo.exe c:\\windows\\system32\\default.bgi /timer:0"

Edited July 5, 200719 yr by Sinistrality