Also, here is a link to the same issue on StackOverflow:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3559719/wscript-shell-run-doesnt-work-consistently
Also solved using %COMSPEC% /c, though it doesn't say why this is a problem.
Cheers,
Eric
On 1/26/2012 11:37 AM, Eric Borts wrote:
> On 1/26/2012 1:17 AM, Dave Page wrote:
>> Dharmendra, can you look into this please?
>>
>> Eric, is there anything unusual about the configuration of your
>> machine? Suffice it to say, this doesn't normally happen.
>>
> Hi Dave, I'm guessing the answer to that question is "yes". The
> machine came preinstalled with Norton Internet Security, but this was
> turned off when I ran the install. After further investigation to the
> .bat file, I realized that I am also missing the "Edit" option when I
> right click a batch file.
>
> I investigated, uninstalled stuff, disabled a lot of stuff in my
> registry, and nearly bricked my computer. After three hours, I'm going
> to have to ask for suggestions. Here's what I found/tried:
>
> 1. uninstalled Norton Internet Security (and rebooted)
> 2. uninstalled Acrobat Reader
> 3. disabled all ContextMenuHandlers by
> a. renaming HKCR/*/shellex to oldshellex
> b. renaming HKCR/AllFileSystemsObjects/shellex to oldshellex
> c. tried, but was unable to rename HKCR/batfile/ShellEx, so
> renamed HKCR/batfile/ShellEx/ContextMenuHandlers to oldContextMenuHandlers
> 4. disabled all non-Microsoft shell extensions using ShellExView
> <http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html>
> 5. rebooted - computer bricked (black screen when Windows should be
> loading)
> 6. booted in safe mode
> 7. tested script (from my original response) and right click.
> a. no Edit option in batch file context menu
> b. script hung as before
> 8. Undid steps 3 and 4 in safe mode
> 9. Rebooted - booted into windows properly
> 10. Still no Edit in context menu and script still hangs
>
> I'm open to suggestions. I think it might be related to Edit menu
> missing from my batch file, as this is the only odd thing that I can
> tell about my machine. I have another similar machine (earlier model
> Vaio) that both has the Edit menu and runs the test script
> successfully. I compared the HKCR/batfile registry trees (using
> TortoiseSVN diff) and they are identical. Short of comparing the
> entire registry I'm at a loss.
>
> Would it be too dangerous to use WScript.Shell.Exec or to use
> WScript.Shell.Run "%COMPSEC% /c" ? This has been an 11 hour struggle
> for me so far, and I know at least a few others have had this same
> problem. Here is a link to my work around on enterprisedb
> <http://forums.enterprisedb.com/posts/list/2870.page#11379>.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> Reference Links:
> http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/edit-print-open-missing-shell-context-menu-cmd-and-bat-files-t2551124.html
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
>
