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[Ranjit]

I have an application called "Snappy Driver Installer". The base application is only 11,250,858b. After running its Exe file, about 2tb data is downloaded from internet, irrespective of the files are present on local drive, or not. My Motherboard drivers get installed then. Finally this 2tb application stays on my hard disk. I need to run this application every time I install my Windows XP. I have very limited disc space therefore I can not afford to keep the final application on my hard disk.
So, I am trying to create a CMD batch file. My purpose is to keep the 'Base' directory and remove the 'Current' directory.

http://i.imgur.com/05oGJFb.png

I created the following coded 'Instal.Cmd' in my C:\B.Motherboard directory :

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XCopy /E /Q /S /V /Y Base\*.* Current\*.*
Cd Current
Call SDI_R423.Exe > Nul

by this batch file I can successfully run this application but I need to :
1. Keep the CMD window invisible while application is running, perhaps by a script file or some CMD option.
2. After i close application, to update only the files existing in the 'Base' directory from the 'Current' directory.
3. Remove 'Current' directory'.
I have no clue how i do this but I am sure the experts here, who are best of bests, will find
solutions.

Thank you in advance.

[foxidrive]

I have an application called "Snappy Driver Installer". The base application is only 11,250,858b. After running its Exe file, about 2tb data is downloaded from internet, irrespective of the files are present on local drive, or not. My Motherboard drivers get installed then. Finally this 2tb application stays on my hard disk.

Looking at the website of the product, it has a full download that is around 9 GB.
How come you are downloading 2 terabytes?

Does it take weeks for you to download that?

The actual task you want help with is not clear to me, can you describe it a bit more?

[Ranjit]

Looking at the website of the product, it has a full download that is around 9 GB.
How come you are downloading 2 terabytes?
Does it take weeks for you to download that?
The actual task you want help with is not clear to me, can you describe it a bit more?

foxdrive Sir,
I was making mistake because I chose option to download all 7z files available on "Snappy Driver Installer" site. You are right I had to download only about 9 GB when I chose the option, "drivers needed for my computer".
1. I had downloaded 2 TB first, which took 14 hours.
2. When I downloaded 9 GB it took 6 hours.
I have very small free disk space, so for me it was not possible for me to keep downloaded drivers. I was looking to delete downloaded drivers, after installation.
I had come here for solution. Sir, when you asked me The actual task you want help with is not clear to me, can you describe it a bit more ? I realized I have to find solution from "Snappy Driver Installer".
I have solved my issue now.
Sorry, I posted topic here without need.
Sir, I thank you once again.

[foxidrive]

I should have been clearer and asked if you'd made a mistake with the figure, because it was clear that 2 TB is not your usual download of drivers.

1. I had downloaded 2 TB first, which took 14 hours.
2. When I downloaded 9 GB it took 6 hours.

2 TB is 222 times larger than 9 GB and would take you over 55 days to download, if was the same speed as the 9 GB file download.

I have solved my issue now.
Sir, I thank you once again.

No worries.

Is your XP installation drive a hard drive, or some other solid state drive? What capacity is it?

[Ranjit]

Once again I am very sorry foxdrive Sir, Each time typed 2Tb but it was 20 Gb.
I have 1 Tb hard disk and 1 Tb portable hard disc.
Thank you Sir.

[foxidrive]

Once again I am very sorry foxdrive Sir, Each time typed 2Tb but it was 20 Gb.

All good. I assumed it was a typo - I just didn't say so.

I have 1 Tb hard disk and 1 Tb portable hard disc.

I wondered about this, as hard drive space is cheap these days compared to a 200 MEGAbyte drive that cost $800, when the weekly wage was more like $250.

Can I ask why 9 GB is considered a problem on a 1 TB drive?
I ask this because in a normal situation Windows isn't too happy running on a drive that has extremely small amounts of free space, and being concerned about a few megabytes or gigabytes is an indicator that an extra HDD would be useful.

[Ranjit]

I ask this because in a normal situation Windows isn't too happy running on a drive that has extremely small amounts of free space, and being concerned about a few megabytes or gigabytes is an indicator that an extra HDD would be useful.

foxidrive Sir,
I am fascinated by the personal care you take of your Forum members.
OK I explain.
9 GB is nothing for me, but I have tons of Mp4 files on my hard disk therefore I watch every mb space. My 1 TB hard disk has approx. 700-800 GB filled up.
I use my portable drive as backup.
My web connection speed is very slow, therefore I do not want to waste time downloading unwanted files.
You are best I ever found on web. You care so much for fellow computer users Sir.