Hey everyone,

This is probably a really easy question (I'm dumb =P).

I'm wondering what the add on to a shortcut command is to
run a program minimized. I've got a program that I wrote
in C++ and I want to run at start up, but I'd like it to
run in the background (i.e. no window pops up).

The program runs and then closes itself (by means of
system("exit") ), so it's only running for about 0.02
seconds, but I'd rather not see this big, ugly command
prompt screen flash at me everytime that I start up my
computer...

Thanks for the help!

Nick
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Create a hidden window instead opf a visable one. Don't use a window at all.

Look at Start /min command. Start is an internal command so to use
cmd /cstart /min notepad.exe

But you'll get a big black window. All shortcuts have provision for starting minimised in the properties.
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"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:117dc01c41051$028543e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey everyone,
>
> This is probably a really easy question (I'm dumb =P).
>
> I'm wondering what the add on to a shortcut command is to
> run a program minimized. I've got a program that I wrote
> in C++ and I want to run at start up, but I'd like it to
> run in the background (i.e. no window pops up).
>
> The program runs and then closes itself (by means of
> system("exit") ), so it's only running for about 0.02
> seconds, but I'd rather not see this big, ugly command
> prompt screen flash at me everytime that I start up my
> computer...
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Nick
> (E-Mail Removed)

Thanks a million! Worked like a charm!

Just out of curiosity, is there a command like that to
run a program in the background? or does that have to be
done in the program itself?

Thanks again,

Nick
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>-----Original Message-----
>Create a hidden window instead opf a visable one. Don't
use a window at all.
>
>Look at Start /min command. Start is an internal command
so to use
>cmd /cstart /min notepad.exe
>
>But you'll get a big black window. All shortcuts have
provision for starting minimised in the properties.
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>"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:117dc01c41051$028543e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> This is probably a really easy question (I'm dumb =P).
>>
>> I'm wondering what the add on to a shortcut command is
to
>> run a program minimized. I've got a program that I
wrote
>> in C++ and I want to run at start up, but I'd like it
to
>> run in the background (i.e. no window pops up).
>>
>> The program runs and then closes itself (by means of
>> system("exit") ), so it's only running for about 0.02
>> seconds, but I'd rather not see this big, ugly command
>> prompt screen flash at me everytime that I start up my
>> computer...
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>> Nick
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>.
>

In Background is a application defined state. To windows there is no such thing. There is merely windows, active, hidden, on the taskbar, the underlying program code doesn't see any difference.

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"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:11b3a01c4109b$8017df80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks a million! Worked like a charm!
>
> Just out of curiosity, is there a command like that to
> run a program in the background? or does that have to be
> done in the program itself?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Nick
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Create a hidden window instead opf a visable one. Don't
> use a window at all.
> >
> >Look at Start /min command. Start is an internal command
> so to use
> >cmd /cstart /min notepad.exe
> >
> >But you'll get a big black window. All shortcuts have
> provision for starting minimised in the properties.
> >--
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
> >"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:117dc01c41051$028543e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hey everyone,
> >>
> >> This is probably a really easy question (I'm dumb =P).
> >>
> >> I'm wondering what the add on to a shortcut command is
> to
> >> run a program minimized. I've got a program that I
> wrote
> >> in C++ and I want to run at start up, but I'd like it
> to
> >> run in the background (i.e. no window pops up).
> >>
> >> The program runs and then closes itself (by means of
> >> system("exit") ), so it's only running for about 0.02
> >> seconds, but I'd rather not see this big, ugly command
> >> prompt screen flash at me everytime that I start up my
> >> computer...
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help!
> >>
> >> Nick
> >> (E-Mail Removed)
> >.
> >

Nuts.... that means that I've got to learn more stuff
before I can do that... phooey...

Thanks for the help!

Nick
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>-----Original Message-----
>In Background is a application defined state. To windows
there is no such thing. There is merely windows, active,
hidden, on the taskbar, the underlying program code
doesn't see any difference.
>
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>http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:11b3a01c4109b$8017df80$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks a million! Worked like a charm!
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, is there a command like that to
>> run a program in the background? or does that have to
be
>> done in the program itself?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Nick
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Create a hidden window instead opf a visable one.
Don't
>> use a window at all.
>> >
>> >Look at Start /min command. Start is an internal
command
>> so to use
>> >cmd /cstart /min notepad.exe
>> >
>> >But you'll get a big black window. All shortcuts have
>> provision for starting minimised in the properties.
>> >--
>> >------------------------------------------------------
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>> >http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>> >"nkjg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:117dc01c41051$028543e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Hey everyone,
>> >>
>> >> This is probably a really easy question (I'm dumb
=P).
>> >>
>> >> I'm wondering what the add on to a shortcut command
is
>> to
>> >> run a program minimized. I've got a program that I
>> wrote
>> >> in C++ and I want to run at start up, but I'd like
it
>> to
>> >> run in the background (i.e. no window pops up).
>> >>
>> >> The program runs and then closes itself (by means
of
>> >> system("exit") ), so it's only running for about
0.02
>> >> seconds, but I'd rather not see this big, ugly
command
>> >> prompt screen flash at me everytime that I start up
my
>> >> computer...
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the help!
>> >>
>> >> Nick
>> >> (E-Mail Removed)
>> >.
>> >
>.
>