Control Panel & relative icons

[tdenney]

I am trying to automate a script that sets up a desktop. Many of the settings I need are in the Control Panel. For most of what I need I can use, eg: control desktop, control folders, etc. However, for accessing things like Power Options, I only know how to use {TAB 3} {down 2}, etc.. This is fine if all the computers are going to exactly the same, however the placement of icons varies depending on different setups.

Now the heart of my question: is there a way to read in what icon is selected? Something like $iconname = ReadSelection() So, I could write a script that loops through the icons comparing them until its name matches what I want to execute.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[PaulIA]

You can open specific system dialogs by using RunDll32. For a reference on what dialogs RunDll32 can open, take a look at Dx21. Once you have the dialogs open, you can manipulate the controls to set up your desktop. There are a couple of examples in Auto3Lib that show how to set up the Taskbar and Performance option dialogs if you need examples.

Hope this helps.

[FuryCell]

Also , a lot of settings that are changed are stored in the registry. This means you can do a RegWrite() to change the settings. A tool like RegMon is useful for finding where settings are located.

[tdenney]

Thanks for your help! I think the RunDLL32 will do the trick. I will also checkout RegMon for finding the exact location for registry changes. Thanks again!