Launch multiple apps at once, clear temporary files, and more.

Weblog Inspect My Gadget explains how to use batch files to create a quick working environment—launching every document and application you need to get straight to work—using a Windows stalwart, the ...

As mentioned earlier, a batch file contains a series of DOS commands and are used to automate the frequently performed tasks. Thus, you don’t have to repeatedly write the same commands. Remember the ...

Windows ME and earlier versions required MS-DOS to perform many background functions and operations. Many business applications developed for early versions of ...

Most of us are familiar with the Command Prompt and its basic commands. We usually execute a set of commands to complete a task or obtain some information. But this can also be done with the help of a ...

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

I would have asked this in the MSOS forum, but the batch file experts tend to hang out in here...<BR><BR>We have to edit a line in a .txt file on 450 computers. I'm hoping we can do this via some sort ...

You need <B>for</B>:<BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files. FOR %variable IN (set) DO command [command ...