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What is a good way to get AHK scripts to start with windows?

Thanks!

You can create a shortcut to your Startup folder in C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

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I use a startup .bat file to launch a +compiled+ AHK .exe

When the batch runs my .exe, that batch +pauses+ and waits for my AHK .exe to exit before continuing.

Do you know a work-around for this behavior?

See FAQ: How do I put my hotkeys and hotstrings into effect automatically every time I start my PC?

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Sorry it took ages to reply, but thanks for the tip! That was very simple, almost too simple. Hmmmm. Thanks!

In batch file, use "start ahk.exe" instead of "ahk.exe"

>> In batch file, use "start ahk.exe" instead of "ahk.exe"

Actually thought of and tried that... no cigar. Tried the /B option, too

Note that I'm using a compiled exe script (not the AHK.exe), if that makes any difference...

Thanks,

oh wow dude thats bad
maybe you should in your batch file put something like
start compiled.exe

actually
the correct answer while the above will work is as titan posted earlier
i mean no one on this forum can make it any more clear than that

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Why use a batch file? Anything you can double-click to launch, you can have auto-run by placing in Startup. If you don't have AutoHotkey installed, you could even write and a compile script to start your other compiled scripts...

>> Why use a batch file?

It's essentially a domain login script...

I narrowed down the behavior to paths that contain spaces:

START "\\SERVER\The AutoHotKey Folder\MY_COMPILED_SCRIPT.exe"

...will hang the batch until .exe is exited

START \\SERVER\The_AutoHotKey_Folder\MY_COMPILED_SCRIPT.exe

... works fine.

Live and learn...

Thanks

even so pushing it to the all users would be better than a batch file

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