Ok, here is a good puzzle.
I need to automate opening two IE (independent windows) on two monitors.
Here is the reason: I have a security guard that has to monitor two 16
channel DVR windows 24/7 and if the power fails, and / or the system is
rebooted, needs to open and logon automatically without keyboard interaction.
(keyboard / mouse has been removed).
Here is the setup:
I have two Security Camera systems (DVR) that have web interfaces.
I have a computer setup with dual monitors
I have the system to auto logon.
I can manually open new IE sessions in seperate windows, then open both DVR
web browsers by typing in the IP address. DVR1 is open on monitor 1 and DVR2
is open on monitor 2. Both are Full screen.
DVR 1 =
HTTP://10.10.10.1:100 (Ip entered is example only)
DVR 2 =
HTTP://10.10.10.2:100 (Ip entered is example only)
What I have done so far:
I set a autologon account to log on to windows upon restart. So I have got
past that hurdle.
Next, I need to either have a shortcut to open IE in two seperate windows
and put DVR1 window on monitor 1 and DVR2 window on monitor 2
I have tried to automate this using a cmd prompt but can't figure out how to
open two seperate instances and place the windows... the following commands
only overwrite each other in one window in ie7. I also tried to uncheck
"reuse windows" advanced option but then both open in two tabs inside one IE
window. Neither of which will work for my purpose.
~start example cmd script
start "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
http://10.10.10.1:100/
start "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
http://10.10.10.2:100/
~end script
Can any one out there assist in a solution?