Author Archives: Brian Gonzalez

Batch Snippet to Work Around SysNative x64 Re-Direct

By | December 31, 2012
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Here is a helpful batch snippet that can be added to the top of your batch to simply make x32 batches compatible with x64 systems. If “%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%” EQU “x86” ( If exist “%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64” ( “%SystemRoot%\sysnative\cmd.exe” /C “%~dpnx0” %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 exit ) ) -BG

Easy Batch To Create 7-Zip SFX (Self-Extracting) Executables.

By | December 30, 2012
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The process of creating a a Self-Extracting EXE in 7-Zip is far from simple. There are multiple downloads, setting files, 30 or so different parameters. There is also no built-in support for replacing the icons used for the EXE. I created a pack, that includes a quick readme and .BAT file, which dramatically simplifies the… Read More »

New Trace32 (Now CMTrace.exe) Application

By | December 30, 2012
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To avoid digging around everywhere under the sun on microsoft.com, I hosted both versions of cmtrace32.exe on box.com. Enjoy… CMTrace 32Bit: https://panaconsulting.box.com/s/p5b1d6lgvkpl89jden9e CMTrace 64Bit: https://panaconsulting.box.com/s/4g4exrmbi0tj753887do -BG

Cudos: Free Virtual Application Creator, Cameyo

By | December 30, 2012
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The application simply works. Check it out and build a thin 32bit application for your Flash Drives. On the site they also host a bunch of applications they already built and tested. http://www.cameyo.com/ Some other great resources for free thin “portable apps”: http://portableapps.com/apps

Hide Command Window Every 3 Seconds AutoIt Program.

By | December 30, 2012
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Ran into a need to produce a lite program to hide command windows while I ran other scripts.  So I produced the following: HideCmdWindowEvery3Sec.exe: https://panaconsulting.box.com/s/b6cd69dyakpa3a1vi2xe As named, It runs in the background and minimizes any command prompt windows that appear on-screen. Here is an example batch file utilizing the program: start “” “%~dp0HideCmdWindowEvery3Sec.exe” start /w… Read More »