Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
By now you are probably aware of UAC (User Account Control) that came along when Vista was released. And you probably know that to do anything like copy files to Windows\System32 or Program Files or do other administrative stuff you need to be running as Admin, or you’ll get the UAC prompt come up asking […]
I just upgraded to IE8 on a new Vista desktop with UAC enabled out of the box. Now, WebRecorder macros and VBScript macros which automate Internet Explorer fail to work unless Macro Scheduler is run as Admin. IE’s Protected Mode is turned off, and “Allow scripting of Internet Explorer webbrowser control” is enabled. But if […]
Here’s a handy list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows Vista. No doubt valid for Windows 7 too. Did you know you could focus the taskbar with Windows Key + T: Press LWinKey Send>t Release LWinKey I didn’t!
Sometimes Vista appears to lose Aero Glass. Aero Glass is the fancy effect that gives windows a semi-transparent border and adds a certain gloss to the desktop. Purely aesthetic but very pleasing. But very occasionally my screen flickers and then Aero Glass gets disabled. I’m not sure why – my best guess is the memory […]
We’ve recently entered the Microsoft Windows Logo Program and just obtained the Works with Vista logo for Macro Scheduler 9.0 🙂
To run WebRecorder, or VBScript macros which automate Internet Explorer in Vista (IE7), you will first need to disable “Protected Mode”. Consider this simple VBScript code: Dim IE Set IE = CreateObject(“InternetExplorer.Application”) IE.Visible=1 IE.Navigate “http://www.mjtnet.com” In IE6 and in IE7 under XP this code would create a new IE instance and then navigate it to […]
If you’re thinking about upgrading to Vista and want to know if your favourite apps will run, here’s a very simple test to try first. In XP create a standard, restricted user account. Now try and run your apps. If they fail to run, or pop up access denied errors when trying to save data […]
But only if you’re in the USA. If you are, you might want to check this out: http://www.powertogether.com/. According to this you just have to watch three webcasts on each product within 30 days of registering and Microsoft will send you Vista Business and Office 2007 Pro, for free!
So I downloaded the final version of Vista last week and I’m now running Vista as my main environment. Am I mad? Let’s see how it goes. Lots of my favourite apps need to be run as admin because they write to the programs folder, or HKLM. For years, developers have made the bad habit […]
The biggest annoyance for me with Vista is that, by default, the “Run..” option is no longer on the Start menu. If you’re like me it’s probably one of the most used items on your computer! Now, you can use the search box in Vista in the same kind of way. But there’s no drop […]