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[DayLaborer]

I have a "fancy" keyboard with programmable buttons on it. On of them is a "mail" button. I want it to go to Gmail. The keyboard comes with a program to customize such buttons. I can set this button to run a program with a path (C:/Program Files/NameOfAppToRunHere.exe) or a website (

http://www.gmail.com).

When I program the button with

http://www.gmail.com

it always "hijacks" an existing Internet Explorer window. How can I adjust the URL so that it always opens it in a new window?

Thanks!
Eliezer

 

[DayLaborer]

Unfortunately, that didn't work...

 

[bcastner]

Does nothing happen?
Do you get an error message?
Does IE open, but not in a new Window?

 

[bcastner]

Pardon me. My DOS is rusty.

Try:

CMD start /min C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

 

[Trevoke]

Why would you want an IE window to open minimized?
Sounds spammy...

"That time in Seattle... was a nightmare. I came out of it dead broke, without a house, without anything except a girlfriend and a knowledge of UNIX."
"Well, that's something," Avi says. "Normally those two are mutually exclusive."
-- Neal Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon"

 

[DayLaborer]

I apologize for my lack of detail. The keyboard application pops up and says "The current assignment for this customizable key is not available."

An example of a program that I can successfully execute with such a key shortcut is:

"D:\Program Files\SameTime\Client\Connect.exe"

Another one is:

"

http://www.google.com"

Thanks...

 

[bcastner]

It does not like the Key you are choosing. Pick a non-conflicting key with any other software using Hot Keys.

Then:

1. To convince your self I did not make this entry up, highlight it with your mouse, right click Copy, then Start button, Run, and right-click Paste into the entry box. Test.

2. In the chance that it does not like spaces:

CMD start /min "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

http://www.gmail.com

 

[DayLaborer]

Mr. Castner,

Nope... When I try what you just said, I get a Command prompt on the H-drive. Nothing executes.

Thanks again,
Eliezer

 

[bcastner]

CMD /C "start /min "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com"

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[bcastner]

Sorry, I did not intend to save the above.

Works:

CMD /C start/min iexplore.exe -new

http://www.gmail.com

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[DayLaborer]

With that line, the DOS command prompt open to the H-drive - and the command prompt is minimized...

 

[DayLaborer]

Well...

That does flash a command prompt on the screen and it even opens a "Gmail" in IE - and even minimized! ...but that window cannot be taken out of minimized state - restore and maximize are greyed-out. All I can do is close it with Task Manager...

:-(

 

[guitarzan]

Well, for what it's worth bcastner's last post works perfectly for me.

CMD /C start/min iexplore.exe -new

http://www.gmail.com

Nice one

 

[bcastner]

DayLaborer,

Maybe the syntax for your program requires ""'s. Your example above:
"D:\Program Files\SameTime\Client\Connect.exe"

If you need quote marks, give it to them:

"CMD /C start/min iexplore.exe -new www.gmail.com"






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[DayLaborer]

It does exactly the same thing for me (i.e. crashed IE) when I run it from the Start menu as you described!

 

[bcastner]

It works perfectly with a Start, Run for me (and guitarzan above).

Perhaps there is something else at issue on your XP install. I just tried it ten times:

CMD start /min C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

This gave me ten minimized Gmails on my task bar, all of which I can open and close.

For compatability, I tested it again under Vista RC1 with IE 7, and it worked ten times perfectly.

.



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[DayLaborer]

How frustraing. My XP install must be different.

Thanks so much for your efforts!

 

[bcastner]

Try running IEFix, by MS-MVP Ramesh Srinivasan:

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFIX.htm

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[DayLaborer]

I came. I ran IEFix. It fails.
:-(

 

[bcastner]

If fails to run, or it fails to fix your issue of Command line use of IE?


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[DayLaborer]

IEFix ran without issue. But my command line use of IE remains the same... :-( :-(