I've been tryin for about 3 days now to create a batch file that will execute when the system boots and will visit a site and then close. This need to be a background process, So no internet explorer is seen when this process is executed.

How would I got a about it? Ive got as far as getting the batch to auto copy itself to the startup directory and run internet explorer but I need the explorer to be hidden and auto direct to the specific site.

If anyone can help me out, much appreciated.

If not Dont bother posting.

A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system.

 

u dont need internet explorer if u can visualize how a webpage looks like by reading the codes.

i dont know your application but why not make a little socket application to fetch the page on startup, no need to mess around with browsers or suchlike

  dark_urza said:

A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system.

 

u dont need internet explorer if u can visualize how a webpage looks like by reading the codes.

 

You're so stupid it's not even funny.

Actually, do either of you two have any clue what he's asking to do? Can you not read?

 

To direct to a web-page simply put the url after

start IExplore <url here>

I don't think you can hide a process using a batch script, I could be wrong though.

  Paine said:

You're so stupid it's not even funny.

Actually, do either of you two have any clue what he's asking to do? Can you not read?

 

To direct to a web-page simply put the url after

start IExplore <url here>

I don't think you can hide a process using a batch script, I could be wrong though.

 

Ok, Thanks alot paine ill try it out.

the startup script is

 

COPY "nameoffile.bat" "C:/Documents And Settings/All Users/Programs/Start Menu/Startup" - I think the location is right. You better double check

  Paine said:

You're so stupid it's not even funny.

Actually, do either of you two have any clue what he's asking to do? Can you not read?

 

To direct to a web-page simply put the url after

start IExplore <url here>

I don't think you can hide a process using a batch script, I could be wrong though.

 

 

 

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create a batch file that will execute when the system boots and will visit a site and then close. This need to be a background process, So no internet explorer is seen when this process is executed.

 

u can visit a webpage without an internet browser dumbass...

 

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So no internet explorer is seen when this process is executed

so y would u start IExplore

Were those idiotic comments directed at me or him?

I don't see why you keep saying you can visit a web page without a browser. It's like you just learnt something and want to show everyone how "smart" you are. Everyone knows you can access websites without a web browser.

You would start IExplore because that's what he ASKED for help on? You seriously need to learn this magical thing called READING.

 

I'm guessing he wants to use a bug in IE to mess with someone's computer, like making it go to one of the many "virus" sites out there and he wants to hide the fact that it's doing that. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

"dark_urza" I really don't see why you're replying, you're too stupid to post anything relevant to what he's asking.

you could always use the command -silent or -hidden to hide ie from opening. And before asking next time try this:

 

For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name
ASSOC    Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT       Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
ATTRIB   Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK    Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS    Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL     Calls one batch program from another.
CD       Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP     Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR    Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK   Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS  Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS      Clears the screen.
CMD      Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR    Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP     Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT  Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT  Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.  You cannot convert the
        current drive.
COPY     Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE     Displays or sets the date.
DEL      Deletes one or more files.
DIR      Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY   Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
ECHO     Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE    Deletes one or more files.
EXIT     Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC       Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences
        between them.
FIND     Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR  Searches for strings in files.
FOR      Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT   Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FTYPE    Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO     Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a
        batch program.
GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics
        mode.
HELP     Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF       Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL    Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD       Creates a directory.
MKDIR    Creates a directory.
MODE     Configures a system device.
MORE     Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE     Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
PATH     Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE    Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD     Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
PRINT    Prints a text file.
PROMPT   Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD    Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD       Removes a directory.
RECOVER  Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM      Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN      Renames a file or files.
RENAME   Renames a file or files.
REPLACE  Replaces files.
RMDIR    Removes a directory.
SET      Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SHIFT    Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
SORT     Sorts input.
START    Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST    Associates a path with a drive letter.
TIME     Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE    Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE     Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
TYPE     Displays the contents of a text file.
VER      Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY   Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
        correctly to a disk.
VOL      Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY    Copies files and directory trees.

If you want to get really technical, Internet Explorer isn't classified as a web browser because it doesn't follow the HTTP standards for displaying content (by default, it will merely assume the nature of the content based on the filename extension, not the actual content of the file.).

 

Sure there are certain programs (e.g. WGET) that I wouldn't classify as a web browser, but they simply download content as a text/plain or application/octet-stream MIME type.

 

So, you can access content, but you can't really access websites without a web "browser".

 

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The best thing I could think of would be this:

 

cmd /c start /min iexplore

 

It would show cmd for a second, then open IE minimized.

im guessing you checked my rage thread....no prob heres the solution

 

 

 

REM Name your file thing.bat

copy "thing.bat" "c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup"

call iexplore "www.myg0t.com"

 

 

You could also try to make a while loop...or just copy + paste the "call iexplore" line as many times as you want the window to keep popping up after the user clicks out of it. For some reason batch scripts wont let you make windows keep opening and cascading around the screen....well to my knowledge, anyways.

why does it need to connect to a website, because you could just get the bat file to run another exe that has code in to connect to a website

 

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string rqst = "GET /website.htm";
string host = "localhost";
int port = 80;	// Default port for Web servers

// Create a client socket connected to port 80 on the local machine
TcpClient client = new TcpClient(www.website.com, 80);

// Construct IO streams on the TcpClient's network stream
NetworkStream nStream = client.GetStream();
StreamWriter sOut = new StreamWriter(nStream, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);
StreamReader sIn = new StreamReader(nStream, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);

// Send HTTP request to the server
sOut.WriteLine(rqst);
sOut.Flush();
		
// Read the server's response
string msgIn = sIn.ReadToEnd();
Console.Out.WriteLine(msgIn);

// Close the network streams
sOut.Close(); sIn.Close(); nStream.Close();

 

and to set things to start up instead of using the obvious startmenu>startup put it into the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

or hook it into another file like exporer in the .ini files

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r00t']why does it need to connect to a website, because you could just get the bat file to run another exe that has code in to connect to a website

 

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string rqst = "GET /website.htm";
string host = "localhost";
int port = 80;	// Default port for Web servers

// Create a client socket connected to port 80 on the local machine
TcpClient client = new TcpClient(www.website.com, 80);

// Construct IO streams on the TcpClient's network stream
NetworkStream nStream = client.GetStream();
StreamWriter sOut = new StreamWriter(nStream, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);
StreamReader sIn = new StreamReader(nStream, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);

// Send HTTP request to the server
sOut.WriteLine(rqst);
sOut.Flush();
		
// Read the server's response
string msgIn = sIn.ReadToEnd();
Console.Out.WriteLine(msgIn);

// Close the network streams
sOut.Close(); sIn.Close(); nStream.Close();

 

and to set things to start up instead of using the obvious startmenu>startup put it into the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

or hook it into another file like exporer in the .ini files

 

 

Thanks for the code on that, r00t. Ill give it ago