There seems to be a confusion in this thread between these two very different things: [a] which program started another program [b] a process being a dependent child of another process
If you use a PowerPro command to start an application it is [a] not [b]. As evidence of that: if you close PowerPro then any programs which were started by you clicking a PP button (for example) continue to run. I guess by using "start" as suggested by nsp, you can make it look like explorer.exe was not started by PowerPro but was started by cmd.exe instead -- but why would you bother? --------------------------------------------------- nsp, Please excuse me for criticising your message about using "start". I think it has some wrong info which might confuse some readers. nsp (nospam0123456us) wrote: > you can use the start.exe command. In WinXP there is no such file start.exe "Start" is an internal command of cmd.exe -- like there is no separate exe for "dir". So you can only execute Start via cmd.exe, for examples: -- by typing it at a command prompt in a cmd.exe window, -- or by using it after: "cmd /c" or "cmd /k" in Windows run box or in a Powerpro script or button etc. > exec start explorer2 C:\path1 "start" is not a valid action for the "exec" command. If you really want to run Windows Explorer by using Start from inside a Powerpro script or button etc: cmd /c start c:\windows\explorer.exe /e,c:\path1 Or this works because it's on the path: cmd /c start explorer /e,c:\path1 Or because "start" is not really necessary, this too could disguise who really started explorer: cmd /c explorer /e,c:\path1 ------------------------------------------------------- Another thing to watch out for when confusing yourself by using task/process managers: explorer.exe is not only the exe which makes Windows Explorer windows, it is also the program which is running continuously to provide the "Windows Shell" which is the Task Bar, Desktop, etc. So take care not to close the wrong instance of explorer.exe ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
