Running IE minimized

[Discord]

Hi!

I've been playing around and wondering if there's anyway I can run a specific URL in IE6 (being the default browser) at StartUp minimized.

I've got the bit with running it, either by placing the .url in the StartUp or by throwing a batch file in, the thing is, I haven't got a clue how to run it minimized.

Any ideas?

[Baloki]

If your doing it via command line there should be an operator you can append to the end to make it run minimised, you'll need to google to find what it is though...

[Peegee]

sauce

Save the batch file or the command line switches as a shortcut. Fun times.

[Discord]

Umm... I don't want to edit the program itself, just the way it is executed.

@Baloki: Spend 2 hours looking for one. Could you be a little bit more specific.

[Baloki]

internet explorer command line - Google Search & Command line switches for Internet Explorer | IE Info Site & Microsoft Corporation & Microsoft Corporation to start you off?

[Flying Mullet]

I did some searching for a flag/switch myself and couldn't find any. It seems that you can open it in full screen mode and with ActiveX and such disabled, but not much else.

Then again, it would seem odd that someone would want to open a windows based program and have it run minimized, so they might not have included it as a startup option.

[Baloki]

You can run it in the background without the window opening though according to those switches.

[o_O]

It would be quite possible to do a hack with JavaScript. The SendKeys function would allow it, I think. I'm posting from my phone now, but I'll look into it shortly.

[rubah]

^--what a nerd.

[o_O]

Shut up, you.

Anyway Discord, save this code to a file with the extension ".js". Then drop it in your \WINDOWS\Startup folder and it should execute on startup. Remember to change the URL to whatever page you need opened. If you want to verify that it works before restarting or whatever, you can execute it by double-clicking it.

var wshell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
wshell.Run("iexplore.exe http://forums.eyesonff.com", 6);

EDIT: Just to clarify, I minimised it not by passing a command-line parameter to iexplore.exe, but by specifiying to the Wscript.Shell object that whatever command is executed, do it minimised and without focus. Therefore, it would minimise any program started this way.

[crono_logical]

Isn't there an option in shortcuts you can set to make them run stuff in windows minimised?

[Discord]

Hmmm... great idea Face! It seems to work great on one system, yet on the other it's asking which app the file should be executed with. =/

I thought so too, crono, but I don't know, it seems that nobody can find one that would.

Thanks for your input so far, people! You've been a great help!

[Baloki]

Now Discord can fish for passwords in style!

[Discord]

Now Discord can fish for passwords in style!

Nah, I've got enough of those already. I'm just artificially keeping my activity level on one web-site at 100%. (please don't ask, why any sane person would do that)

PS: Yes, I could let it run in background, but there's really no need to give early grey hairs to the guys in data security dept.

[crono_logical]

cron job with wget would be far easier on a linux box if that's all you're trying to do