Another msconfig script

[BrandonPerry]

Hi, I am learning AutoIt and am wanting to write an msconfig script on my own to disable all startup application. I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I expect msconfig to come up and flash by doing the controlclicks I write, but it seems that it runs in the background and when I compile to an EXE, it just generates dozens of msconfig processes until I quit the script or reboot. I am probably doing something very stupid, and have looked at examples of code doing this same thing, but mine doesn't work as others do and I can't figure out why. Could anyone look over my code and tell me what I am doing wrong? I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Also, I am sad to see there is no active IRC channel (afaict anyways).

#Include <GUITab.au3>

$MSCONFIG = 'System Configuration'
Run('msconfig.exe')
WinWait($MSCONFIG)
Sleep(1000)
_GUICtrlTab_SetCurFocus(ControlGetHandle($MSCONFIG, '', '[CLASS:SysTabControl32;INSTANCE:1]'), 3)
ControlClick($MSCONFIG, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]")
Sleep(500)

ControlClick($MSCONFIG, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:22]")
Sleep(500)

ControlClick($MSCONFIG, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:20]")
Sleep(500)

ControlClick($MSCONFIG, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]")
Sleep(500)

Edited May 10, 2011 by BrandonPerry

[kaotkbliss]

you aren't compiling your exe with the name msconfig are you?

Edited May 10, 2011 by kaotkbliss

[BrandonPerry]

That fixed the looping, renaming the script to clean_msconfig.au3. Thanks.

However, the script is still not behaving as I expect. It isn't bringing msconfig up and cleaning the startup tab. Am I missing something else?

Edited May 10, 2011 by BrandonPerry

[kor]

This is what I do to remove startup items.

; Remove any startup items
    Dim $aRegKeys[18] ; create array of startup items to delete
    $aRegKeys[0] = "dwtrig20" ; watson subscriber
    $aRegKeys[1] = "Apoint" ; apls pointing driver
    $aRegKeys[2] = "snp2uvc" ; sonix sound
    $aRegKeys[3] = "Persistence"
    $aRegKeys[4] = "IgfxTray" ; intel graphics helper
    $aRegKeys[5] = "HotKeysCmds" ; intel extreme controlers
    $aRegKeys[6] = "AESTFltr" ; andrea audio driver
    $aRegKeys[7] = "sm56hlpr" ; modem helper
    $aRegKeys[8] = "smax4pnp" ; soundmax systray
    $aRegKeys[9] = "sttray" ; IDT sound tray
    $aRegKeys[10] = "RTHDCPL" ; realtek audio manager
    $aRegKeys[11] = "stsystra" ; sigmatel audio systray
    $aRegKeys[12] = "QlbCtrl" ; hp quicklaunch
    $aRegKeys[13] = "SynTPEnh" ; synaptics touchpad
    $aRegKeys[14] = "Quicktime Task" ; quicktime
    $aRegKeys[15] = "iTunesHelper" ; itunes helper
    $aRegKeys[16] = "hkcmd" ; intel graphics helper
    $aRegKeys[17] = "igfxpers" ; intel common user interface module

    ; Loop to delete startup registry keys
    For $g = 0 To UBound($aRegKeys) - 1
        RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", $aRegKeys[$g])
        If @error <> 0 Then
            ; do nothing
        Else
            For $r = 0 To UBound($aRegKeys) - 1
                RegDelete("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", $aRegKeys[$r])
                Sleep(100)
            Next
        EndIf
    Next

[BrandonPerry]

I figured it out. Windows 7 x64 performs odd file redirection for 32-bit applications. Prepending the following like to the script fixes this.

DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "int", 1)

[BrandonPerry]

My code ended up looking like this:

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#RequireAdmin
#include <GuiTab.au3>
;
DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "int", 1)
ShellExecute("C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe", -2)

WinWait("System Configuration")

Sleep(500)
$hSysConfig = WinGetHandle("System Configuration")

$hTab = ControlGetHandle($hSysConfig, "", "SysTabControl321")

ControlCommand("System Configuration","","SysTabControl321","TabRight","")

;Click services
_GUICtrlTab_ClickTab($hTab, 2)
Sleep(50)

;Check the hide
ControlCommand($hSysConfig, "", "Button3", "Check")
Sleep(50)

;Disable all
ControlClick($hSysConfig, "", "Button2")
Sleep(50)

;Click startup
_GUICtrlTab_ClickTab($hTab, 3)
Sleep(50)

;Disable all
ControlClick($hSysConfig, "", "Button2")
Sleep(50)

; Apply
ControlClick($hSysConfig, "", "Button13")
Sleep(50)


ControlClick($hSysConfig, "", "Button11")
Sleep(50)

$hSysConfig = WinGetHandle("System Configuration")

ControlClick($hSysConfig, "", "Button3")
Sleep(50)