Hide Command Prompt window?
Hello,
When scripting software installs a blank command prompt window is always showing. All our clients are running Windows 7 64bit. Our old means of deploying software never had this issue and so we could deploy software to users even while they were working at their stations. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? or better yet, how to hide it? The cmd window is blank and the switch (/qn) should mean that nothing shows whatsoever. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm assuming you are using a batch file to run multiple installations in order.
As long as it's set to run interactively the command window will be displayed. You can make a batch script start minimized, but it will still be there in the taskbar.
Your best bet is to either write a vbscript and run it using wshell or use powershell with the command line parameter "-windowstyle hidden". Be aware that a powershell window will be shown for 5-25 seconds during it's initial load. The only workaround for this is to make a powershell wrapper program that picks up on exitcodes etc.
Use Jscript
var WindowStyle_Hidden = 0
var objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
var result = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c xyz.bat", WindowStyle_Hidden)
Have you tried using the /quiet switch instead?
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I forgot to mention that most of what I have been trying to deploy is vendor-supplied msi's. When running manually or from our Altiris server, everything behaves as one would expect. /qn = no UI, /qb = progress bar, etc. - tdickert 12 years ago
It is always better to use a scripting language in order to avoid such issues like VbScript.