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VBScript stops after 10 seconds in Windows 7

I usually only write scripts for Windows servers and have just found that any script I run on my Win 7 PC runs OK unless the execution time is longer than 10 seconds.
I think I'm missing something obvious and suspect it's either a security setting or limitation I'm not aware of.
On my Win 7 PC the script below will just stop short of 10 seconds, but on a Win 2003 server it will complete.

Option Explicit
Dim WshShell, i, StartTime, ScriptTime
StartTime = Timer()
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.Run "notepad"

WScript.Sleep 1000

WshShell.AppActivate "notepad"

For i = 1 To 100
	ScriptTime = FormatNumber(timer() - StartTime, 2)
	WshShell.SendKeys "Test "& i & " - " & ScriptTime & " seconds{ENTER}"
	WScript.Sleep 1000
Next

WScript.Quit

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Jamie_Wilson

On my W7 PC its fine, must be a local issue.

Might be a long shot, but try disabling UAC?

RobSampson

Hi, this works fine for me on Windows 7...
I haved added
If WshShell.AppActivate("notepad") = True Then
because you don't want to be sending keystrokes to any application that is not the one you want in focus....
Regards,
Rob.

Option Explicit
Dim WshShell, i, StartTime, ScriptTime
StartTime = Timer()
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.Run "notepad"

WScript.Sleep 1000

For i = 1 To 100
	If WshShell.AppActivate("notepad") = True Then
		ScriptTime = FormatNumber(timer() - StartTime, 2)
		WshShell.SendKeys "Test "& i & " - " & ScriptTime & " seconds{ENTER}"
		WScript.Sleep 1000
	End If
Next

WScript.Quit

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RobSampson

Good find. You could also run
wscript //T:00 //S
to save a zero time-out for your current user settings.
Regards,
Rob.