Starting a Program Based on a Hardware Profile

Is there a way to load a program based on a hardware profile?

For example, if I have two profiles, docked and undocked, is there a way to load a program when using the undocked profile but not the docked profile?

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

Use reg.exe from support.cab on the Win2k CD to query the registry. If you are testing for a specific device e.g. a NIC, could try ping or devcon in a batch file...

Code:

devcon status PCI\VEN_1282*|find  "running "
if errorlevel 1 exit
rem run program
start notepad.exe
pause

Get the hardware ID of your device from System Information (winmsd).

 

Thanks for the help. This is not my field, but to solve this would be extremely helpful. I am using the devcon command to determine the status of the NIC on the docking station so that when it returns "disabled" I can choose to run a program. The code I am trying is :
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devcon status PCI\VEN_10B7&DEV_9200&SUBSYS_00A71028&REV_78\4&139E449D&0&40F0|find "disabled "
if errorlevel 1 exit
start c:\program files\zone labs\zonealarm\zonealarm.exe
pause
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My problem is, the batch file executes, it never gets past teh devcon line, I see the status "disabled" and then a bunch of errors - listed below:
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C:\>devcon status PCI\VEN_10B7 & DEV_9200 & SUBSYS_00A71028 & REV_78\4 & 139E449D & 0 & 40F
0 | find "disabled "
PCI\VEN_10B7&DEV_9200&SUBSYS_012A1028&REV_78\4&139E449D&0&00F0
Name: 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
Device is disabled.
1 matching device(s) found.
'DEV_9200' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'SUBSYS_00A71028' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The system cannot find the path specified.
'139E449D' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'0' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'40F0' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>
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Any ideas on how I can get the code to work correctly?

Thanks so much for your help.

 

Don't use ampersands (&) in your hardware ID. You shouldn't need to use the full hardware ID if you use a wildcard with a unique string. For example....

Code:

devcon status *SUBSYS_012A1028|find  "disabled "

devcon status *DEV_9200|find  "disabled "

devcon status PCI\VEN_10B7*|find  "disabled "