shortcuts

is it possible to make a desktop shortcut which lanuches 2 programs?...

example a single shortcut when double clicked opens msn and firefox.

script to fill in dialogue boxes?

hi there as part of my ICT assignment by program has a basic serial input similar to that of microsofts 4 character boxes e.g


XXXX-YYYY-CCCC-VVVV-NNNN

the app i have has been protected to verify 2 seperate serial numbers in the above format which are inputted into the dialogue box on installation..

my extension of this task is to create an automated way of quickly installing a copy of the app from CD onto 10 different computers NOt on a network..

so this is pretty simple and doesnt have to be complex ive decided to reduce the time GREATLY i would need to put a little script on a seperate floppy disc or dongle which when excuted along with the installer automatically fills in the serial number and proceeds. as if i was sitting there typing XXX........... then press NEXT to install:


RULES u cannot extend the 4 character input boxes and simple make it possible to copy and paste all the digits in one go.
if .ur familar with the windows xp installer if u copy the whole serial number from wordpad for example u CANNOt paste it all at one go.

secondly: no modifications to the app or installer are permitted u cannot make the installer autofill byitself. the serial must be on an external source.

u must aim to reduce the time it takes to install the app singificantly on computers not on a network but WITH THE SAME SERIAL . otherwise u could just share the app which defeats the objective.

thereare some auto-it scripts outthere but these only run if the pc has the macro program installed which would need a seperate installer and just wastes time... i think the best way wud be to have a .VBS script that can just be executed to :

recognise the dialogue box of the installer ..probably by window name..

then input the serial which can be stored within the script..


this would be cool as if it works a second script could be produced with the second serial number in it..allowing me to use any of the 2...however as long as ONE works then this is fine.

lol any ideas where to begin?... i find this task quite interesting but am stuck here.. im sure it cant be very hard just need a little quidance.

n force 4 boards

hi all just been looking at these gaming beauties and was wondering how come alienwares board and most of the new nforce 4 boards arent (or dont seem to be DDR2? , also they seem to still be taking pc3200 ram which i have on my crappy system.

would have expected this to be much better to live up to the other features of the board.


here is the link
http://www.alienware.co.uk/Configurator_Pa...ode=SKU-DEFAULT

and only given these options :

4GB Dual Channel Low Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 4 x 1024MB [+£427] - May delay your order
2GB Dual Channel Low Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB [+£140] - May delay your order
1GB Low Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB

is it actually worth spending £3000 on this?

Saving HTML files

hi just wondering if theres a solution to this as it would save me ALOT of time.

im subscribed to an online magazine and am allowed to click on FILE > save as when browsing the documents , due to the sheer number of articles the creators have not named each html file specifically. e.g " Overclocking and modding" is 00089746x.html or something like that


now when i come to save the article to my harddrive so that i can read them later offline or print them , but also store them rather than having a million bookmarks to links which my die i save them as complete html pages in a folder on my desktop now my problem is :

when using mozilla, firefox or any browser i click save as then i need to input a name instead of 00089746x.html cus then i wont be able to identify my article later.

i could just type " overclocking and modding" but i save quite a few of them some with long titles that just takes ages to retype when saving.

the HTML tag for title > within the articles source code contains the full title.. i.e "overclocking and modding" is already the window name when viewing the title in a browser .

any addons to firefox or anything that could let me save them immediately based on their <title> contained in the source code without me having to type a name manually..?

thanks.

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