Automatically launch and login to PME Vista when Windows starts.

Issue

Create a batch file and add it to the Windows startup folder in order to launch Vista and login when Windows starts.

Product Line

Power Monitoring Expert 7.2

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Environment

Power Monitoring Expert Vista

Cause

User is requesting an automatic login for Vista

Resolution

1) Create a new text file

2) The first line of code should be browsing to the Power Monitoring Expert\system\bin folder on the computer.

e.g.
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\system\bin

3) The second line of code should be launching Vista with the username and password specified

e.g.
vista.exe -U<username> -P<password>

4) Now save and then rename the text file to have a .bat file extension instead of .txt
5) Test that the file works by double clicking on the file
6) press Win + R, type shell:startup to open the Windows startup file
7) Copy the .bat file that was created into this folder.