Batch Files Programming

• DOS batch file programming handbook & tutorial
• DOS Batch Programming
• Advanced MS-DOS Batch File Programming (Zip, 371 K)
• Creating DOS Batch Files
• Batch File Commands
• Batch File Help
• The 10 Batch File Commands.
• Paul Hsieh's DOS Page
• DOSKEY Macros Must Be Executed from the Command Prompt
• DOS Batch Files Page

• Batch File Command Reference for Windows 2000
• Resource Kit Batch File Commands
• Windows NT Command Reference
• Managing Windows NT Environment Variables
• Commanding NT's Command Line
• Terminal Services Client Command-Line Switches
• Win2K Command-Line Utilities
• Links to Timo's FAQ materials
• Creating Secondary Batch Files and Scripts
• Sample Win9x Batch Programs

Advanced Batch Files Issues

• Batch Process to Create and Grant Access to Home Directories
• Run a Batch File Before Logging on to Your Computer
• Use CACLS.EXE in a Batch File
• Batch File with Parentheses Cannot Be Started
• Batch File Adds/Removes Machine Accounts in Server Manager
• The power of SED
• Using FTP Batch Scripts
• Use %LOGONSERVER% to Distribute User Profiles
• %LOGONSERVER% Variable not Available After Logon Script
• %HOMEPATH% and %HOMESHARE% Variables Are Resolved Incorrectly
• %UserFirstName% and %UserLastName% Variables Are Not Resolved in Remote Installation Services Template
• 2 Ways to Force Logoffs from the Command Line
• Change User Password at Command Prompt
• Change a Computer's Domain Name System Server from the Command Line
• Close All Files Opened by Network Clients from the Command Line
• Enable Automatic Complete for the Command Prompt (Cmd.exe)
• Open Control Panel Folders from the Command Prompt
• Run a Domain Logon Script in the Foreground with the Start.exe Command-Line Tool
• Use a Command Prompt During GUI-Mode Setup
• Use the Netsh.exe Tool and Command-Line Switches
• NETDOM
• Using the More Option at a Command Prompt
• XCALS

Misc Windows Batch Issues

• Applications Started with AT Are Not Interactive
• COM Port Settings in Control Panel vs. Command Prompt
• COPY, XCOPY, and MOVE Overwrite Functionality Changes in Windows 2000
• Err Msg: "This program cannot be run in DOS mode" Trying to Run Setup.exe from Command Prompt
• Effects of Using the START Command at a Command Prompt
• Mouse Support in Command Session in Windows 2000
• MS-DOS Command Is Not Recognized in Windows 2000
• Native MS-DOS Commands and the Space Character
• RUNAS Command Does Not Work with UPN or Plain User Name
• SUBST Command Does Not Execute in AUTOEXEC.NT
• Windows 2000 Command-Line Parameters for Msinfo32.exe
• Manually Edit Ntbackup.exe Selection Script Files
• QBasic Missing from Windows 2000
• Open With Command Is Missing for .Bat, .Exe, or .Com Files
• Scripting the Addition of Group Policy Links

Windows Log-On Scripts

• Environment Variables in Windows NT/2000
• Logon Script Replication
• WSH Logon Scripts
• Group Aware Logon Scripts
• Assign a Logon Script to a Profile for a Local User
• Determine the OS Type in a Logon Script
• Hide the Logon Script Dialog Box on a Windows NT Client
• Run a Domain Logon Script in the Foreground with the Start.exe Command-Line Tool
• Replicating Logon Scripts and the Directory Replicator Service