to delete a file that is being held open, you can often rename it. On reboot the renamed file will be accessible (and may be deleted).

we have a reguest the note a window xp and vista please transfer Doumentes my Email id manish@impl.in

I discoverd my own mistake in using the START command.

Due to long file names I encapsulated the desired command line in "".
Start takes this as a title for the windows screens that opens.
I should have used the 8.3DOS method and it would have worked right from the start.

So:
wrong context >start "C:\Program Files\Vodafone\Vodafone Mobile Connect\VMConnect.exe"
right context > start /I C:\Progra~1\Vodafone\Vodafo~1\VMConnect.exe

End result:
When my computer boots there is a small batchfile actived which asks me what extra programs and services should be start (also mapping and synchronisation is processed here).
This works nice and I have no unused services running that take memory and reflect on the performance.
I created the final batch in such a way that I also can run it on a already booted system and can start extra programs and services might I need them.

Good luck Jan-Willem

2)
I don't know Zonealarm, but once the service is started the file is locked. That makes sense. TRy to delay the boot of Zonealarm.

1)
Is there not a setting in Zonealarm that limits the file size. Normally you would expect such an option

I found this one: http://forum.zonealarm.com/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=gen&message.id=51575

Any ideas?
Kind regards.

instead of loading all kinds of exe's and services i want my computer to run a batch file during startup asking me what services and exe's to start at the end of the boot cyclus so i'm able to load just these services and exe's that i actually need.

the questioning and timing part in my batchfiel is solved is solved the challange i face now is to start all required exe's from 1 batch file.

for example when i'm offline i want fisrt my vodafone application to load and afterwards to load a secure client, further i want to be able to do or not start an application to mount a webbased drive and perform some other mapping on my actual needs and beings at that moment.

I found the ' start' command instead of the 'call' command but this causes that the services/ exe is opening a new windows and that is what not should happen. The service/exe should start, no opening of nwe windows and continue to the next option.

Here is my draft batch file so far. (some remarks in Dutch but the command are all in compu language of course)

@echo off
rem pause for X seconds
echo.
echo Dag Jan-Willem,
echo even wachten om de standaard services te laden
set X=10
call telaf.bat
rem pause

rem vodafone
:1000
echo wil je Vodafone Connect laden?
set choice=
set /p choice= j(a) of n(ee)?
echo.
rem if '%choice%'="goto 1000
echo '%choice%'
if '%choice%'=='j' goto 1100
if '%choice%'=='n' goto 2000
goto 9000
:1100
start "C:\Program Files\Vodafone\Vodafone Mobile Connect\VMConnect.exe"
rem end vodefone

rem XS4ALL webdrive
:2000
echo wil je de XS4ALL webdrive laden als W:\ ?
set choice=
set /p choice= j(a) of n(ee)?
echo.
if '%choice%'=='j' goto 2100
if '%choice%'=='n' goto 3000
:2100
start /b "C:\Program Files\XS4ALL-webdisk\wdfsctl.exe"
rem end XS4ALL webdrive

rem drive
:3000
echo wil je de NL root directory laden als I:\ ?
set choice=
set /p choice= j(a) of n(ee)?
echo.
if '%choice%'=='j' goto 3100
if '%choice%'=='n' goto 4000
:3100
start /b xyz.bat
rem end drive

rem SecureRemnote
:4000
echo wil je de SecureRemote client laden ?
set choice=
set /p choice= j(a) of n(ee)?
echo.
if '%choice%'=='j' goto 4100
if '%choice%'=='n' goto 5000
:4100
start /b "C:\Program Files\CheckPoint\SecuRemote\bin\SR_GUI.exe"
rem end SecureRemote