AutoHotkey Install

[PeterSt]

Ah ... an older version of the SCRIPT is running ! ... but that just indicates you already ran the AutoHotkey once (for XX) ... I assume.

Answering that with Yes should be allright, as would be No. That is, if the script running, is the script for XX. But Yes would be more safe.

When it does not work (the Alt-X) this should indicate that your XX version is not in the location which is denoted after the script starts running.

Ok, let's try to keep it simple ... Just do this :

1. Doubleclick the desktop Icon (green H). Answer Yes to the question. It can never harm.
2. There must be a screen "H" icon in the taskbar tray now. Rightclick that. See first picture below.
3. Click Reload the Script.

After #1 and/or after #3 the second picture below should pop up. In this case this tells me that my current XX version (the one I want to control with hotkeys) resides in c:\psplayer4\
In my case this is correct, so no problem. If it would be wrong though, it (if all is right) is solved by starting that XX version I want to control, and then again double click the desktop icon (green H). Again the second picture below should pop up, and now the inidicated folder should be the correct one.

If one of these steps do not workout as intended, and assumed the green icon sits in the taskbar tray indeed, rightclick it, click Edit, and check whether the first part of the contents looks like the third picture below. If not, another application will use AutoHotkey on your PC. From there we can proceed, in a next round ...

[Leo]

Well after Peter insulted/triggered me to improve my computer capabilities on Hotkeys I managed to solve it. This is what worked for me on two pc's. Delete  all autokey files and shortcuts and look in users/document whether you have an other ah file. Delete that too. Then follow Petr's instructions really literally (don't start autokey before you have started XXhighend etc.) and then it works (at least it does now for me).
Also deleting the content of the existing 'wrong/not XXhighend ah-file and replace it with the content of the ah file in XX zipfile works for me.

It can be done, even if you have other interests in live than solving the nasty tricks and riddles of microsoft.

Leo

[PeterSt]

LOL  Now wait until none of your other applications work anymore !

But that is victory Leo. I have it many times per day. Sadly.
Just encountered one once again. But that is good for an upcoming weekend !

Peter

[Eric]

Peter,
followed your instructions up to Right Click Edit (previous steps did not produce required result). The following is shown in a new window:


; IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT GETTING STARTED: Lines that start with a
; semicolon, such as this one, are comments.  They are not executed.

; This script has a special filename and path because it is automatically
; launched when you run the program directly.  Also, any text file whose
; name ends in .ahk is associated with the program, which means that it
; can be launched simply by double-clicking it.  You can have as many .ahk
; files as you want, located in any folder.  You can also run more than
; one ahk file simultaneously and each will get its own tray icon.

; SAMPLE HOTKEYS: Below are two sample hotkeys.  The first is Win+Z and it
; launches a web site in the default browser.  The second is Control+Alt+N
; and it launches a new Notepad window (or activates an existing one).  To
; try out these hotkeys, run AutoHotkey again, which will load this file.

#z::Run www.autohotkey.com

^!n::
IfWinExist Untitled - Notepad
   WinActivate
else
   Run Notepad
return


; Note: From now on whenever you run AutoHotkey directly, this script
; will be loaded.  So feel free to customize it to suit your needs.

; Please read the QUICK-START TUTORIAL near the top of the help file.
; It explains how to perform common automation tasks such as sending
; keystrokes and mouse clicks.  It also explains more about hotkeys.




Next steps please........

Thanks, Eric.

[PeterSt]

I made a mistake !!!

Step C. from the first post should be :

C. Send the AutoHotykey - Shortcut file to your desktop (rightclick on the file - Send To ... Desktop). See picture below.

I AM SORRY !!

[Eric]

Yep -- Problem solved !  THANKS Peter.

Probably some new topics:

When I start XXHE with Show as Wallpaper and Stop Services ticked, there is still a small Windows Start icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Is this as designed ? I can start XXHE again through this Windows menu, so I do not necessarily need Alt-X, Right ?

I would also like to know which services are being stopped by XXHE because I used to stop services like Spooler, WinDefend etc. manually before I start using XXHE. Can I skip doing that or does it still make sense to continue stopping services manually ?

Ciao, Eric.   

[PeterSt]

Ok Eric, great. It only didn't work because my instructions were wrong. Again, I am sorry, to everybody btw.

Eric, can you please move your other questions to their own new topic ? I will answer them there. Thanks.
Peter

[JohanZ]

...now doubleclick the desktop icon from AutoHotkey (it is green with an H on it). This shoud show similar to below picture with emphasis on the "c:\PSPlayer5" part, which should show the path to your current XX install.

What I did after installing Windows 7 was creating a directory "AutHK" with the following files: shortcut Autohotkey , Autohotkey.exe, helpfile, and XX.AHK. I copied the Shortcut to the desktop. After starting XX, I started Autohotkey but it never shows the path or the question to the XX directory.

When AutoHotkey has been started as should, a green H icon will show in the taskbar tray, and rightclick on that icon a.o. shows "Edit Script". This will load the XX.ahk file in the editor you appoint   

The <Edit Script> don't load the content of the XX.ahk file but the file AutoHotkey.ahk.

In a second test I installed XX09y-4 again in a separate directory and make the shortcut of "Autohotkey" to the desktop. Same effect no path to XX, no question about it, no loading of XX.ahk

Suggestions...

[PeterSt]

Suggestions...

Well, that it should work (install) more automatically, which I will try for 0.9y-5.

The "Edit test" for now is the best to proove whether it finds the right XX.ahk file. In your case it obviously does not.

Supposed that all the AutoHotky stuff is in *one* directory (whether its own, or within XX), the two paths you see in the AutoHotkey's desktop icon's properties should point to that directory. If so, and AutoHotkey is started (maybe kill (exit, or TaskManager) another running instance first) I don't see what you can be doing wrong.

But you are not the first ...

[JohanZ]

What I did after installing Windows 7 was creating a directory "AutHK" with the following files: shortcut Autohotkey , Autohotkey.exe, helpfile, and XX.AHK. I copied the Shortcut to the desktop. After starting XX, I started Autohotkey but it never shows the path or the question to the XX directory.

I found the problem. There was no file association to the XX.AHK file. To resolve this: Remove the shortcut. Make in the Windows explorer for XX.ahk a new file association to Autohotkey. After that make a new shortcut of Autohotkey in the directory "AutHK" and copy the shortcut to the desktop and all works again.

[PeterSt]

Hmm ... This merely looks like you created a shortcut for the XX.ahk file. This may work (per your explanation), but is certainly not intended. So, the shortcut should be made for AutoHotkey.exe ...

The "Target" in the shortcut properties should look something like this :

"C:\AutoHK\AutoHotkey.exe" c:\MyCurrentXXFolder\xx.ahk

In this example the AutoHotkey.exe is put in a standard folder (it never changes), while I put the xx.ahk in my current XXHighEnd folder, allowing it to change for each XX version. BUT, this now also requires shortcuts to Autohotkey per XX version. To avoid this, it could look like :

"C:\AutoHK\AutoHotkey.exe" c:\AutoHK\xx.ahk

and one shortcut to AutoHotkey suffices. Of course, now this one xx.ahk file can't be used for all XX versions (and its contents sure changes now and then !). So, the first solution is better.

More ways to Rome here, and making a chortcut to xx.ahk itself (plus the association to AutoHotkey.exe) is another one. This is very indirect though, and (I think) making it even more difficult. Also, it is not 100% legitimate to associate a "data" file like this is, although it will work.