[IF statement batch files. Help needed]

@echo off
tasklist | findstr /i "calc.exe"
goto :%errorlevel%
:0
taskkill /im calc.exe && goto :eof
:1
echo Process not found

[Batch file that excutes when a program is installed. How?]

Use AutoIT Script. It has a function called WinWait() that will pause execution of the AutoIT script until a window with the specified window title starts.

[IF statement batch files. Help needed]

@echo off

findstr /i "firefox.exe" tasklist.txt

if errorlevel 0 taskkill /im firefox.exe

[Microsoft updates Windows without users' consent]

Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users' knowledge, even when the users have turned off auto-updates.

Many companies require testing of patches before they are widely installed, and businesses in this situation are objecting to the stealth patching.

Read more at this link:

http://www.windowssecrets.com/2007/09/13/0...t-users-consent

[September Desktop]

[Replace every instance of a string with another string in bash]

find . -name '*.html' -print0 | xargs -0 perl -pi -e 's/oldstring/newstring/g'

[problem with system() in php.]

ls probably works because it's built into the shell. Try using the full path to your xmms binary.

[Random Batch File Chat Here]

appaday's moo prank was better :S

You can use this Batch and VBScript to achieve the same thing:

@echo CreateObject("WScript. Shell"). Run "wmplayer " ^& Chr(34) ^& "Sound file here" ^& Chr(34), 0 > a. vbs

@a. vbs //nologo