Comments on: How to open multiple programs in Windows at once

By: red death68

red death68 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:17:18 +0000

nvm i got it working i had misspelling for ie

By: Lucas Rooyakkers

Lucas Rooyakkers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:01:38 +0000

Is it possible to have them run in a certain order?

By: red death68

red death68 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:33:01 +0000

i am trying to open Internet Explorer which isn’t my defult browser to a web page that isnt compatable with my defult browser, but it keeps opening in my default browser! any help? Here is the code i had used:

start “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplorer.exe” website_address

By: Sami

Sami — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:07:51 +0000

All I can say is, Wow! I’ve been automating with hotkeys, but your short tip on how to write .bat files to open multiple files displayed a whole new world. I’ve got five progs I run at the end of each computer session opening at once using your script.

Here’s what I wanted to ask, as an extension of this script: what I’d REALLY like is to open each program, have the program do a task (like “scan,” and then “clean”). Have been scouring for as many sources as possible, but haven’t found a .bat script that I understand well enough to do this.

Probably a prog that would record my actions=keyboard/mouse would work? Any suggestions?

Thanks again so much,

Sami

By: Sterling

Sterling — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:23:04 +0000

This has been great for me. One thing… In the batch file, I open windows explorer to a specific path. This works as planned except it opens windows explorer without the explorer bar. How do I make it automatically open the explorer bar to folders?

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:53:29 +0000

P.S.

When I use a command prompt window and try running httpd.exe from the Apache bin directory it doesn’t work either. Whether or not I include the -k runservice. tried many variations. Although a command window makes a fleeting appearance at times.

when I tried “Start httpd.exe” I got this error message, no other configuration gave me an error message..

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin>httpd.exe
httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name
, using 192.168.1.204 for ServerName
(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:40:29 +0000

I know these are old posts, but I am trying to get a batch file to work on vista to open multiple programs (new at this) and I can’t get it to work, I have tried MANY variations including the following:

@echo off

Start “-k runservice” “C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin\httpd.exe ”

Tried not including the “-k runservice” , tried it at the end between the quotes at the end of the path (that’s how it is given in the path) checked spaces. Tried putting at end with and without quotes separately…. Sometimes I get an error message, sometimesnothing happens, but Apaches does not start …. I am running Vista… any suggestions???

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:47:32 +0000

You can also use the Multiple command in SlickRun to open multiple programs at once.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:33:41 +0000

Also, I create a shortcut to my *.bat on my desktop, edit the properties, and have it start minimized.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:32:58 +0000

Ah, thank you!

I like my machine to boot quickly, so I start my AV, Copernic Desktop Search, Palm Hotsync, and Pidgin IM client after I boot. I used to use ZoneAlarm, too.
-grant

By: -=m-tek=-

-=m-tek=- — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:35:14 +0000

This works for me

@echo off
Start E:\downloads\portables\fox\FirefoxPortable\Firefox1.exe
Start E:\downloads\portables\fox\FirefoxPortable\Firefox2.exe
Start E:\downloads\portables\fox\FirefoxPortable\Firefox3.exe

I have all my portables on a drifferent drive!

By: me me

me me — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:01:01 +0000

works with folders too.
Use the entire folder name.

By: Chakri

Chakri — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:24:14 +0000

C:\progra~1

instaed of program files

By: Guru

Guru — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Couple of things,
1. Password protect Outlook — only third Party but then if you put it into a BAT file and kept it in plain text you would be defeating the purpose just a thought
2. To open Firefox in multiple tabs add the different sites with a Concat symbol between the diff urls ( its a pain IF you do work with multiple wdws of Firefox – whenever you hit Ctrl N it starts the new wdw with two tabs populated)
Hey Thanx for the BAT

By: akishore

akishore — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:48:12 +0000

Phil, glad you got it working!

Bill, I didn’t know it was possible to password protect Outlook! Are you using a third party program? And you have to enter a password into Outlook before you can view emails?