hiding a cmd window

[Craven Morehead]

Ok I am hosting a voice com server (specifically Ventrilo). The server starts up and runs in a cmd window and I would like to be able to hide it. I can minimize it but I would like it to not show in my taskbar aswell. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks for any help.

[asbsamsf]

cmdow.exe

[MCT]

yep, simply put CMDOW @ /HID at the top of your cmd file

[MCT]

or..

using autoit put this command

Run("Path to file u want to start", "", @SW_HIDE)

include the quotes

[Astalavista]

Our u can buy Quick Batch File Converter. .. but it is 40 dollars

[Porn Loader]

or install it as a service, every time the box boots, it'll run. from a cmd prompt browse to where its installed, then type ventrilo_svc -i.

[hj_fr]

CMDOW

doesn't exist on my WinXP-SP2

Where is it ?

[ripken204]

u gota dload it, look thru the unattended xp guide, ull find it

[SiMoNsAyS]

http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/downloads.htm

@echo off
CMDOW @ /HID

[Rhino]

I'm trying to get it to work as well. I need the file Winamp.m3u to be deleted on startup and for that I've created a CMD file in the same folder, containing:

@echo off
cmdow @ /hid /min
del winamp.m3u

When I run it I still see the window - both as it pops up and on the taskbar. What am I doing wrong... I guess I'm using cmdow in a wrong way, I just don't know how.

Let me know.

[sixpack]

I'm trying to get it to work as well. I need the file Winamp.m3u to be deleted on startup and for that I've created a CMD file in the same folder, containing:

@echo off
cmdow @ /hid /min
del winamp.m3u

When I run it I still see the window - both as it pops up and on the taskbar. What am I doing wrong... I guess I'm using cmdow in a wrong way, I just don't know how.

Let me know.

try this, so no /min

@echo off
cmdow @ /hid
del /q winamp.m3u

 /T      List windows only shown on the taskbar.
  /B      List windows using bare format (no heading information).
  /F      List windows showing full information (don't truncate any fields).
  /P      List windows showing position and size (left, top, width and height).

  /TH     Tile windows horizontally.    /TV     Tile windows vertically.
  /MA     Minimize all windows.         /CW     Cascade windows.
  /UW     Undo tile/minimize/cascade.   /AT     Intelligent [Alt]-[Tab]
  /FS     Switch to full screen mode.   /WM     Switch to window mode.

  /ACT    Activate specified window.    /INA    Inactivate specified window.
  /ENA    Enable specified window.      /DIS    Disable specified window.
  /VIS    Unhide specified window.      /HID    Hide specified window.
  /MIN    Minimize specified window.    /MAX    Maximize specified window.
  /RES    Restore specified window.     /REN    Rename specified window.
  /TOP    Make window always on top.    /NOT    Make window not always on top.
  /MOV    Move specified window.        /SIZ    Resize specified window.
  /CLS    Close specified window.       /END    Kill process linked to window.

[Afterdawn]

NirCMD does the same! In addition, nircmd has a lot more functions that may come to use of you.

[Rhino]

Hmm... doesn't work. Maybe I'm doing it wrong - should I make a shortcut to the file or is it OK to just make an entry in fx. startup folder/registry pointing to that CMD file?

[Afterdawn]

What's not working? Are you using Cmdow or Nircmd?

If you are using Cmdow, then just put this at the top of your cmd-file:

cmdow @ /hid

or the same.. doesn't matter:

@cmdow @ /hid

Just make sure cmdow.exe is in the system32 folder. That's all.

[Rhino]

Figured out my problem: The window (the delete command) was hidden but the window of CMDOW running was the one visible.

Ended using a link to the .cmd file which has the CMDOW @ /HID in it. The link is minized but still showing briefly on the taskbar, which is allright.