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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / May 2008Is it Possible to run a batch file upon boot
With Win98, I created this batch program to trigger on every boot before windows loaded: rem This program copies clean dat files and Internet logs copy c:\windows\copies\index.dat c:\windows\cookies copy c:\windows\copies\index.dat c:\windows\locals~1\tempor~1\content.ie5 copy c:\windows\copies\index.dat c:\windows\history\history.ie5 copy c:\windows\copies\index.dat c:\windows\history\history.ie5\mshist~1 copy c:\windows\copies\index.dat c:\windows\tempor~1\content.ie5 copy c:\windows\copies\win386.swp c:\windows copy c:\windows\copies\win386.swp c:\ @DelTree /Y C:\WINDOWS\Temp @MD C:\Windows\Temp The index.dat keeps track of all the sites you vist and never gets deleted. Possible security risk. XP does not use autoexec.bat and config.sys, is there another way to do this with XP? Thanks. Are you aware of any virus or spyware that has examined a user's index files? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > With Win98, I created this batch program to trigger on every boot before > windows loaded: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Possible security risk. XP does not use autoexec.bat and config.sys, is > there another way to do this with XP? Thanks. | Are you aware of any virus or spyware that has examined a user's index | files? At present, no. However, if I were a programmer of spyware company and wanted to target a particular group(s) in means of gathering surfing habits and other info to sell or spam you; what better way to find out where you frequent? It's preventive maintenance. It's likely, sooner or later some company will pick up upon this wealth of info. Even though I wipe the drive every 2-3 months, most people won't bother unless something goes wrong and that could be a few years of complied data they would obtain. Am I overly paranoid? Maybe... but maybe not. So far spammers and spyware creators have done extremely well without the need to search your indexes. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > | Are you aware of any virus or spyware that has examined a user's index > | files? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that could be a few years of complied data they would obtain. Am I overly > paranoid? Maybe... but maybe not. | So far spammers and spyware creators have done extremely well without | the need to search your indexes. That is true, however, why aid them if you can possibly prevent it? What about hackers with key loggers? A lot of people bookmark sites that they frequent, so the loggers wouldn't be capable of picking that info up. (I don't think anyway) Scanning the index file would be a step closer into matching up and getting into someone's account. With that aside, and getting back to my original question. do you know if it is possible to run a batch file on boot? There are many ways to do what you want, I can't list them all, but maybe this is all you need: -------------------------------------------- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon] "ParseAutoexec"="1" -------------------------------------------- ju.c > With Win98, I created this batch program to trigger on every boot > before windows loaded: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > deleted. Possible security risk. XP does not use autoexec.bat and > config.sys, is there another way to do this with XP? Thanks. | There are many ways to do what you want, I can't list them all, but | maybe this is all you need: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] | "ParseAutoexec"="1" | -------------------------------------------- So if I understand correctly, this tweak will run before windows is loaded so the files can be over written? Which autoexec does it parse the (.bat) or (.nt)? Yes, read on . . . Subject: autoexec.bat XP: http://www.computing.net/answers/programming/autoexecbat-xp/11646.html STARTUP PROGRAM LOADING Where do things load from? How do you stop them? http://www.aumha.org/a/loads.php ju.c > | There are many ways to do what you want, I can't list them all, but > | maybe this is all you need: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > (.bat) or > (.nt)? Thanks, I'll check it out. | Yes, read on . . . | [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] | How do you stop them? | http://www.aumha.org/a/loads.php > With Win98, I created this batch program to trigger on every boot > before windows loaded: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > deleted. Possible security risk. XP does not use autoexec.bat and > config.sys, is there another way to do this with XP? Thanks. You can have Startup Scheduled tasks. Windows XP can use AutoExec.  SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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