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Oops, I couldn't have realised that "cd" is to blame, thanks very much!

Well, that's funny, I solved it like this:

FileSelectFolder, Folder
if Folder =
ExitApp
SetWorkingDir, %Folder%
Run, %comspec% /k

Can anyone tell me why the first script did not work?
It d ...

Hi!
I'm using a script to select a folder and then open a command prompt in that folder like this:

FileSelectFolder, Folder
if Folder =
ExitApp
Run, %comspec% /k cd %Folder%

The probl ...

Oops, W2k Pro can not act as a host, so Remote Desktop won't work Shocked

Unattended admin logon can be a security risk. Assuming this is XP Pro, have you considered Remote Desktop?

This would ensure the remote PCs are still locked, while your Ahk scripts can still work ...

It didn't work. The script did execute, but the Send commands did nothing Crying or Very sad

you want to execute the login script that resides on the PC from some other PC?
Exactly. I can do something like:
psexec \\pcname -u administrator -p password -i c:\myscript.exe
What I don't know i ...

you could try having a script running as a service when the system starts (XYNTservice is good for that), but I'd rather type the admin password each time - more secure.

Let's say I put this script ...

engunneer, it's my bad, I didn't phrase correctly the question. Yes, I know how to automatically login, but sometimes I need to log-off from the initial account, log-in as administrator, do some stuff ...

Hi guys!

A number of PCs have started and they are all waiting in the login dialog. Is there any way I can use another PC to make these PCs login locally as if someone was there?

Well, i solved it by using the same password for the administrator account in my own pc with all the other. Laughing

It says this sets the credentials for Run or RunWait commands. Will this work for other commands as well,like FileCopyDir (as I am not in the lab right now)?

Hi!
I maintain a lab with 12 identical PCs in a workgroup. I'd like to use FileCopyDir in a loop to transfer files to all of them. However, all the commands fail because the account that I use from m ...