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  #61  
Old February 6th 09, 06:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
JS
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Default Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Good idea, beta's can be problems
from time to time.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"AnnaMarie" wrote in message
...
I almost forgot to say that I went directly to the AutoHotkey website [
www.autohotkey.com/download/ ] and downloaded release 1.0.47.06 and
afterwards, I deleted the latest 1.0.48 Beta release that I downloaded at
CNET [ http://www.download.com/AutoHotkey/3...html?tag=mncol ].

Thanks again, JS. )

AM



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  #62  
Old February 6th 09, 07:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 05:21:46 -0600 from AnnaMarie :
However, no earlier version was readily available at downloads.com


It didn't occur to you to go right to the Autohotkey site?

Both failed attempts were installed with ZERO programs running in the
background


In Windows, it's impossible to have zero programs running in
background.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
  #63  
Old February 6th 09, 07:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 05:21:46 -0600 from AnnaMarie :
However, no earlier version was readily available at downloads.com


It didn't occur to you to go right to the Autohotkey site?

Both failed attempts were installed with ZERO programs running in the
background


In Windows, it's impossible to have zero programs running in
background.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
  #64  
Old February 6th 09, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Default Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

)



"JS" @ wrote in message ...
You're welcome.
Remember, you made it happen .....
we just pointed the way.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"AnnaMarie" wrote in message
...
Given your persistent encouragement, JS, I elected to open up the
AutoHotKey directory and look at the executables.

Once there, I found AutoScriptWriter and opened it. After a quick trial
and error, I figured out what to do, saved my file as "Event Viewer Clear
Logs.ahk" and created a short-cut to my Desktop. Then, opening this
short-cut's Properties, I edited 'Opens with:' to AutoHotkey.exe and it
worked perfectly.

I should add, at first I was a bit startled when the Event Viewer window
popped open and the mouse cursor flew across the screen reiterating all
of the mouse clicks that I had recorded earlier with AutoScriptWriter.

I want to extend my sincere appreciation and gratitude to JS and Stan
Brown, and all others who supported, encouraged and guided me along my
quest to replace my daily task of manually clearing Event Viewer's
Application, Security and System log files with an automated equivalent,
including Twayne, and Ken Blake.

Oh, and thanks to Mort and Olórin for helping me maintain my focus.

Thank you, again, everyone!!

With kindest regards,

AnnaMarie )



"JS" @ wrote in message ...
Have you tried setting the properties to:
"Overwrite events old than" = 1 Day

JS





  #65  
Old February 6th 09, 10:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Default Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

)



"JS" @ wrote in message ...
You're welcome.
Remember, you made it happen .....
we just pointed the way.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"AnnaMarie" wrote in message
...
Given your persistent encouragement, JS, I elected to open up the
AutoHotKey directory and look at the executables.

Once there, I found AutoScriptWriter and opened it. After a quick trial
and error, I figured out what to do, saved my file as "Event Viewer Clear
Logs.ahk" and created a short-cut to my Desktop. Then, opening this
short-cut's Properties, I edited 'Opens with:' to AutoHotkey.exe and it
worked perfectly.

I should add, at first I was a bit startled when the Event Viewer window
popped open and the mouse cursor flew across the screen reiterating all
of the mouse clicks that I had recorded earlier with AutoScriptWriter.

I want to extend my sincere appreciation and gratitude to JS and Stan
Brown, and all others who supported, encouraged and guided me along my
quest to replace my daily task of manually clearing Event Viewer's
Application, Security and System log files with an automated equivalent,
including Twayne, and Ken Blake.

Oh, and thanks to Mort and Olórin for helping me maintain my focus.

Thank you, again, everyone!!

With kindest regards,

AnnaMarie )



"JS" @ wrote in message ...
Have you tried setting the properties to:
"Overwrite events old than" = 1 Day

JS





  #66  
Old February 6th 09, 11:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Pop`
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Default OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it since
the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well exhausted. I've
actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact, for easy
retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as this
one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It shows that
patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time in excellent
results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the participants
and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to
check out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I
downloaded it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very Good,
actually!
Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I use RemoteKeys
from http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which was written for
museum management and then released to the public, which does
essentially all the same things AutoHotKey does, but differently. It
looks like each may have its own significant set of strengths and I'm
going to be pleased to have this addition to my arsenal of tools, I
think.
So, to whomever it was introduced it, a great big Thanks Much!

And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne



AnnaMarie wrote:
Hi,

On a daily basis, under Administrative Tools / Event Viewer, I
inspect the Application, Security and System log files. When there
are no problems, I manually clear each log file.

I am getting tired of manually cleaning these log files and unless
there is a simpler method, I would like to create a BATCH file
program to delete the individual files that are created.
Unfortunately, I do not know how or where they are written. According
to its properties, Event Viewer is located in
%SystemRoot%\system32\ directory, however, I do not find any log
files there.
I hope these logs are not integral to 'ntuser.dat' or 'NtUser.dat' or
'UsrClass.dat' or SOFTWARE or SYSTEM log files, because when I try to
read any of them a window opens and states: "The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process." That
being said, the SYSTEM.LOG is located in the
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config directory and its 'date modified' time
stamp corresponds to the most recent time that it was modified.

I also find a SECURITY.LOG located in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\
directory, but the same window opens stating that "The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process."
Regardless, I doubt this is the System log found under Event Viewer
because the time associated 'date modified' does not correspond to
the most recent time it was modified.
Does anyone know how and where I can find the files associated with
Event Viewer's Application, Security and System log files???

Thanks in advance,

AnnaMarie




  #67  
Old February 6th 09, 11:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Pop`
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Posts: 615
Default OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it since
the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well exhausted. I've
actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact, for easy
retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as this
one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It shows that
patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time in excellent
results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the participants
and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to
check out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I
downloaded it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very Good,
actually!
Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I use RemoteKeys
from http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which was written for
museum management and then released to the public, which does
essentially all the same things AutoHotKey does, but differently. It
looks like each may have its own significant set of strengths and I'm
going to be pleased to have this addition to my arsenal of tools, I
think.
So, to whomever it was introduced it, a great big Thanks Much!

And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne



AnnaMarie wrote:
Hi,

On a daily basis, under Administrative Tools / Event Viewer, I
inspect the Application, Security and System log files. When there
are no problems, I manually clear each log file.

I am getting tired of manually cleaning these log files and unless
there is a simpler method, I would like to create a BATCH file
program to delete the individual files that are created.
Unfortunately, I do not know how or where they are written. According
to its properties, Event Viewer is located in
%SystemRoot%\system32\ directory, however, I do not find any log
files there.
I hope these logs are not integral to 'ntuser.dat' or 'NtUser.dat' or
'UsrClass.dat' or SOFTWARE or SYSTEM log files, because when I try to
read any of them a window opens and states: "The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process." That
being said, the SYSTEM.LOG is located in the
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config directory and its 'date modified' time
stamp corresponds to the most recent time that it was modified.

I also find a SECURITY.LOG located in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\
directory, but the same window opens stating that "The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process."
Regardless, I doubt this is the System log found under Event Viewer
because the time associated 'date modified' does not correspond to
the most recent time it was modified.
Does anyone know how and where I can find the files associated with
Event Viewer's Application, Security and System log files???

Thanks in advance,

AnnaMarie




  #68  
Old February 7th 09, 01:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Pop`
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Default PS OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

PS

Quick followup re AutoHotKeys: Ymmv, but beware; it botches things up
pretty good on my system at least: XP SP3, P4, 2.7GHz, 1.5 Gig RAM, lots
of drive space.

Anything I download is always scanned during the download, after it hits
the disk, and after it's unzipped (if it's a compressed file). Nothing
was found & they're all up to date so I don't think it's malware.

Historically the program has apparently been around and periodically
updated since 1991, so it's not a fly by nighter if the info is true.
The only think I can think of besides a scarily coincidental bit of
file corruption is SP3 or one of its updates may not like it somehow.

Symptom: AFter running autohotkey everything (including autohotkey)
starts but never finishes loading. In win Explorer: Right-clicking a
file to get the Context Menu instead brings up the menu you'd get if you
clicked on an empty space in the right pane, instead of the correct one.
In ANY folder, not just the autohotkey folder. And other oddities occur
too but I quit there.
Oh; a Restart allows everything to reconfigure OK and straightens it
all out, so it's apparently not permanent damage of any kind.

Suffice to say its life on my machine is now history and shall remain so
for the foreseeable future. Too bad; it looked like good stuff. Hope
your experiences were better.

Anyway, FWIW.


  #69  
Old February 7th 09, 01:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Pop`
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Posts: 615
Default PS OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

PS

Quick followup re AutoHotKeys: Ymmv, but beware; it botches things up
pretty good on my system at least: XP SP3, P4, 2.7GHz, 1.5 Gig RAM, lots
of drive space.

Anything I download is always scanned during the download, after it hits
the disk, and after it's unzipped (if it's a compressed file). Nothing
was found & they're all up to date so I don't think it's malware.

Historically the program has apparently been around and periodically
updated since 1991, so it's not a fly by nighter if the info is true.
The only think I can think of besides a scarily coincidental bit of
file corruption is SP3 or one of its updates may not like it somehow.

Symptom: AFter running autohotkey everything (including autohotkey)
starts but never finishes loading. In win Explorer: Right-clicking a
file to get the Context Menu instead brings up the menu you'd get if you
clicked on an empty space in the right pane, instead of the correct one.
In ANY folder, not just the autohotkey folder. And other oddities occur
too but I quit there.
Oh; a Restart allows everything to reconfigure OK and straightens it
all out, so it's apparently not permanent damage of any kind.

Suffice to say its life on my machine is now history and shall remain so
for the foreseeable future. Too bad; it looked like good stuff. Hope
your experiences were better.

Anyway, FWIW.


  #70  
Old February 7th 09, 03:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Default OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Hi ya, Twayne!

You changed your ID from Twayne to Pop`.

I almost didn't read your post, but I am glad I did.

Thanks for the KUDOS - it was GREAT FUN mixed in with minor software
aggravation (no surprise there).

I am having a FANTASTIC time creating AutoHotkey shortcuts - I am up to 7,
and for now I feel that I have reached my limit.

One thing I have discovered with mouse clicks, sometimes the AutoHotkey
script execution places the mouse outside the coordinates associated with
the last mouse click position. Sometimes, meaning every time with, in my
case, one specific set of mouse clicks associated with a freeware program,
that I really love, Free Internet Window Washer 2.3.1 - - if interested, you
can find the author's website at www.eusing.com

In my case, after recording my mouse clicks with AutoScriptwriter II, naming
and saving my *.ahk file, then creating a shortcut to this file, and
modifying the properties to open with AHK, the last mouse position (whether
on the X (close) or the Exit (radio button), the mouse icon flies off to a
position not close to where I ended (when I recorded my mouse clicks). If
there is an icon at the same point, AHK clicks on it, instead of clicking on
the X or Exit.

As a workaround, I simply chose to end my record session with the last mouse
click on Free Internet Window Washer's Wash Now (radio button), and then I
manually click on the End (radio button). This approach has an added bonus,
it removes the Free Internet Window Washer icon from the System Tray - I
like that because it keep my system a lean 'n mean performance driven
machine.

Hey, good to hear from you again Twayne!

Thanks again for the KUDOS too!!

Cheers,

AM



wrote in message
...
This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it since
the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well exhausted. I've
actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact, for easy
retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as this
one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It shows that
patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time in excellent
results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the participants
and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to check
out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I downloaded
it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very Good, actually!
Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I use RemoteKeys from
http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which was written for museum
management and then released to the public, which does essentially all the
same things AutoHotKey does, but differently. It looks like each may have
its own significant set of strengths and I'm going to be pleased to have
this addition to my arsenal of tools, I think.
So, to whomever it was introduced it, a great big Thanks Much!

And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne


  #71  
Old February 7th 09, 03:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Posts: 63
Default OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Hi ya, Twayne!

You changed your ID from Twayne to Pop`.

I almost didn't read your post, but I am glad I did.

Thanks for the KUDOS - it was GREAT FUN mixed in with minor software
aggravation (no surprise there).

I am having a FANTASTIC time creating AutoHotkey shortcuts - I am up to 7,
and for now I feel that I have reached my limit.

One thing I have discovered with mouse clicks, sometimes the AutoHotkey
script execution places the mouse outside the coordinates associated with
the last mouse click position. Sometimes, meaning every time with, in my
case, one specific set of mouse clicks associated with a freeware program,
that I really love, Free Internet Window Washer 2.3.1 - - if interested, you
can find the author's website at www.eusing.com

In my case, after recording my mouse clicks with AutoScriptwriter II, naming
and saving my *.ahk file, then creating a shortcut to this file, and
modifying the properties to open with AHK, the last mouse position (whether
on the X (close) or the Exit (radio button), the mouse icon flies off to a
position not close to where I ended (when I recorded my mouse clicks). If
there is an icon at the same point, AHK clicks on it, instead of clicking on
the X or Exit.

As a workaround, I simply chose to end my record session with the last mouse
click on Free Internet Window Washer's Wash Now (radio button), and then I
manually click on the End (radio button). This approach has an added bonus,
it removes the Free Internet Window Washer icon from the System Tray - I
like that because it keep my system a lean 'n mean performance driven
machine.

Hey, good to hear from you again Twayne!

Thanks again for the KUDOS too!!

Cheers,

AM



wrote in message
...
This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it since
the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well exhausted. I've
actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact, for easy
retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as this
one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It shows that
patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time in excellent
results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the participants
and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to check
out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I downloaded
it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very Good, actually!
Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I use RemoteKeys from
http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which was written for museum
management and then released to the public, which does essentially all the
same things AutoHotKey does, but differently. It looks like each may have
its own significant set of strengths and I'm going to be pleased to have
this addition to my arsenal of tools, I think.
So, to whomever it was introduced it, a great big Thanks Much!

And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne


  #72  
Old February 7th 09, 03:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Default PS OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Thanks for the heads up, Twayne.

Sorry to hear you are experiencing problems with AHK and SP3.

I have intentionally stayed FAR, FAR away from SP3 and have no plans on
executing its update (via Windows Update) any time soon.

My SP2 system is running extraordinarily smooth and I would like to keep it
that way.

Hope there is a simple solution for you, as there was for me with AHK.

Take it easy,

AM


"Pop`" wrote in message
...
PS

Quick followup re AutoHotKeys: Ymmv, but beware; it botches things up
pretty good on my system at least: XP SP3, P4, 2.7GHz, 1.5 Gig RAM, lots
of drive space.

Anything I download is always scanned during the download, after it hits
the disk, and after it's unzipped (if it's a compressed file). Nothing
was found & they're all up to date so I don't think it's malware.

Historically the program has apparently been around and periodically
updated since 1991, so it's not a fly by nighter if the info is true.
The only think I can think of besides a scarily coincidental bit of file
corruption is SP3 or one of its updates may not like it somehow.

Symptom: AFter running autohotkey everything (including autohotkey)
starts but never finishes loading. In win Explorer: Right-clicking a file
to get the Context Menu instead brings up the menu you'd get if you
clicked on an empty space in the right pane, instead of the correct one.
In ANY folder, not just the autohotkey folder. And other oddities occur
too but I quit there.
Oh; a Restart allows everything to reconfigure OK and straightens it all
out, so it's apparently not permanent damage of any kind.

Suffice to say its life on my machine is now history and shall remain so
for the foreseeable future. Too bad; it looked like good stuff. Hope your
experiences were better.

Anyway, FWIW.


  #73  
Old February 7th 09, 03:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
AnnaMarie
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Posts: 63
Default PS OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

Thanks for the heads up, Twayne.

Sorry to hear you are experiencing problems with AHK and SP3.

I have intentionally stayed FAR, FAR away from SP3 and have no plans on
executing its update (via Windows Update) any time soon.

My SP2 system is running extraordinarily smooth and I would like to keep it
that way.

Hope there is a simple solution for you, as there was for me with AHK.

Take it easy,

AM


"Pop`" wrote in message
...
PS

Quick followup re AutoHotKeys: Ymmv, but beware; it botches things up
pretty good on my system at least: XP SP3, P4, 2.7GHz, 1.5 Gig RAM, lots
of drive space.

Anything I download is always scanned during the download, after it hits
the disk, and after it's unzipped (if it's a compressed file). Nothing
was found & they're all up to date so I don't think it's malware.

Historically the program has apparently been around and periodically
updated since 1991, so it's not a fly by nighter if the info is true.
The only think I can think of besides a scarily coincidental bit of file
corruption is SP3 or one of its updates may not like it somehow.

Symptom: AFter running autohotkey everything (including autohotkey)
starts but never finishes loading. In win Explorer: Right-clicking a file
to get the Context Menu instead brings up the menu you'd get if you
clicked on an empty space in the right pane, instead of the correct one.
In ANY folder, not just the autohotkey folder. And other oddities occur
too but I quit there.
Oh; a Restart allows everything to reconfigure OK and straightens it all
out, so it's apparently not permanent damage of any kind.

Suffice to say its life on my machine is now history and shall remain so
for the foreseeable future. Too bad; it looked like good stuff. Hope your
experiences were better.

Anyway, FWIW.


  #74  
Old February 7th 09, 04:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Twayne[_2_]
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Default OT Application, Security and System log files - where are they located

AnnaMarie wrote:
Hi ya, Twayne!

You changed your ID from Twayne to Pop`.


ULP! Sorta, but not permanently and not on purpose. One of the
apparent side effects of AHK seemed to have been to wipe out my
newsgroups so I did a Restore, but ... used an old, OLD restore file
set!! Right date, wrong YEAR. I haven't been Pop for a couple years
now. Apologies to all; I never noticed the change! It should be back
to Twayne now.
I changed it because quite awhile ago, over time three people asked
me if I used that name because I lked talking to kids online. Rather
than argue or worse attract perverts, I just changed my nick.

Best of luck,

Twayne




I almost didn't read your post, but I am glad I did.

Thanks for the KUDOS - it was GREAT FUN mixed in with minor software
aggravation (no surprise there).

I am having a FANTASTIC time creating AutoHotkey shortcuts - I am up
to 7, and for now I feel that I have reached my limit.

One thing I have discovered with mouse clicks, sometimes the
AutoHotkey script execution places the mouse outside the coordinates
associated with the last mouse click position. Sometimes, meaning
every time with, in my case, one specific set of mouse clicks
associated with a freeware program, that I really love, Free Internet
Window Washer 2.3.1 - - if interested, you can find the author's
website at www.eusing.com
In my case, after recording my mouse clicks with AutoScriptwriter II,
naming and saving my *.ahk file, then creating a shortcut to this
file, and modifying the properties to open with AHK, the last mouse
position (whether on the X (close) or the Exit (radio button), the
mouse icon flies off to a position not close to where I ended (when I
recorded my mouse clicks). If there is an icon at the same point,
AHK clicks on it, instead of clicking on the X or Exit.

As a workaround, I simply chose to end my record session with the
last mouse click on Free Internet Window Washer's Wash Now (radio
button), and then I manually click on the End (radio button). This
approach has an added bonus, it removes the Free Internet Window
Washer icon from the System Tray - I like that because it keep my
system a lean 'n mean performance driven machine.

Hey, good to hear from you again Twayne!

Thanks again for the KUDOS too!!

Cheers,

AM



wrote in message
...
This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it
since the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well
exhausted. I've actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact,
for easy retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as
this one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It
shows that patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time
in excellent results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the
participants and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to
check out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I
downloaded it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very
Good, actually! Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I
use RemoteKeys from http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which
was written for museum management and then released to the public,
which does essentially all the same things AutoHotKey does, but
differently. It looks like each may have its own significant set of
strengths and I'm going to be pleased to have this addition to my
arsenal of tools, I think. So, to whomever it was introduced it, a
great big Thanks Much! And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne




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Old February 7th 09, 04:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Twayne[_2_]
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AnnaMarie wrote:
Hi ya, Twayne!

You changed your ID from Twayne to Pop`.


ULP! Sorta, but not permanently and not on purpose. One of the
apparent side effects of AHK seemed to have been to wipe out my
newsgroups so I did a Restore, but ... used an old, OLD restore file
set!! Right date, wrong YEAR. I haven't been Pop for a couple years
now. Apologies to all; I never noticed the change! It should be back
to Twayne now.
I changed it because quite awhile ago, over time three people asked
me if I used that name because I lked talking to kids online. Rather
than argue or worse attract perverts, I just changed my nick.

Best of luck,

Twayne




I almost didn't read your post, but I am glad I did.

Thanks for the KUDOS - it was GREAT FUN mixed in with minor software
aggravation (no surprise there).

I am having a FANTASTIC time creating AutoHotkey shortcuts - I am up
to 7, and for now I feel that I have reached my limit.

One thing I have discovered with mouse clicks, sometimes the
AutoHotkey script execution places the mouse outside the coordinates
associated with the last mouse click position. Sometimes, meaning
every time with, in my case, one specific set of mouse clicks
associated with a freeware program, that I really love, Free Internet
Window Washer 2.3.1 - - if interested, you can find the author's
website at www.eusing.com
In my case, after recording my mouse clicks with AutoScriptwriter II,
naming and saving my *.ahk file, then creating a shortcut to this
file, and modifying the properties to open with AHK, the last mouse
position (whether on the X (close) or the Exit (radio button), the
mouse icon flies off to a position not close to where I ended (when I
recorded my mouse clicks). If there is an icon at the same point,
AHK clicks on it, instead of clicking on the X or Exit.

As a workaround, I simply chose to end my record session with the
last mouse click on Free Internet Window Washer's Wash Now (radio
button), and then I manually click on the End (radio button). This
approach has an added bonus, it removes the Free Internet Window
Washer icon from the System Tray - I like that because it keep my
system a lean 'n mean performance driven machine.

Hey, good to hear from you again Twayne!

Thanks again for the KUDOS too!!

Cheers,

AM



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This has been an extremely informational thread; I've followed it
since the beginning up to today where it seems fairly well
exhausted. I've actually moved this thread to a mailbox in fact,
for easy retrieval/reference.
I seldom see so many useful and articulately concise threads as
this one. IT's a real pleasure to have watched it develop. It
shows that patience and perseverence definitely can pay off big time
in excellent results.

Thus, mostly as a lurker, I'd like to say thanks to all the
participants and congrats for the whole thing.

For me, I've found quite a few links in the vaious posts I want to
check out but mostly the AutoHotKeys program is very interesting. I
downloaded it and went through the Help file and tutorial; Very
Good, actually! Normally, for automating web site updates, etc., I
use RemoteKeys from http://www.freewarehits.de/RemoteKeys.htm, which
was written for museum management and then released to the public,
which does essentially all the same things AutoHotKey does, but
differently. It looks like each may have its own significant set of
strengths and I'm going to be pleased to have this addition to my
arsenal of tools, I think. So, to whomever it was introduced it, a
great big Thanks Much! And KUDOS to all for a job well done,

Twayne




 




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