Control panel

[kenbo]

I have been playing about with this scripting tool (AUTOIT 2 /3) on and off for a while. Using ver 3 at the moment, I would like to know if any of you clever people out can help with 2 things.

1) using the "send" command I need to Switch the XP control panel to to Classic and also check

and carry on to running the scripts?

2) Secondly is there a keyboard shortcut to XP "Taskbar and Start Menu" ?

3) Lastly how can I have a script run once for a every user who login to the machine for the first time? ( I no of Active setup).

regards

[ChrisL]

Start menu is Ctrl and ESC.. dont know about the rest

[ChrisL]

Apparently if you change the registry value

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001 then this forces classic view

"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000000 will switch it back to crappy XP view, you can change the registry with AutoIT or you could switch to the view you want and export the reg key and just run it in as part of your script

[kenbo]

Apparently if you change the registry value

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001 then this forces classic view

"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000000 will switch it back to crappy XP view, you can change the registry with AutoIT or you could switch to the view you want and export the reg key and just run it in as part of your script

Thanks Chris I will try that. I,m still working the script so WHen it's complete will send you a copy to have a look.

thank you

[herewasplato]

...I need to Switch the XP control panel to to Classic...

...but why do you need to do this?

If it is because you like the classic look - then follow ChrisL's advice.

If it is because it is easier to send keys to that style of window - then might I suggest another approach:

Run("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,0","",@SW_HIDE)

You can replace "sysdm.cpl" file with the CPL file of interest.

You can search your system for the CPL files available.

You can search this site http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/system/controlpnl3.htm for more info on how to open some CPL files to a specific tab.

...Lastly how can I have a script run once for a every user who login to the machine for the first time?

I'm sure that there is a way to do it via the registry for each new user and RunOnce... maybe someone else can chime in.

later....

[kenbo]

...but why do you need to do this?

If it is because you like the classic look - then follow ChrisL's advice.

If it is because it is easier to send keys to that style of window - then might I suggest another approach:

Run("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,0","",@SW_HIDE)

You can replace "sysdm.cpl" file with the CPL file of interest.

You can search your system for the CPL files available.

You can search this site http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/system/controlpnl3.htm for more info on how to open some CPL files to a specific tab.

I'm sure that there is a way to do it via the registry for each new user and RunOnce... maybe someone else can chime in.

later....

It's because I need to access the properties of the "Taskbar and Startmenu" I 'm just using simple "send" Commands to this scripts.

Chris, yeah man that worked fine.

thanks people.

peace out