How do I make this command run in the background

Question

– ping www.google.com –t

I have created a shortcut on desktop and typed this command as it's "Target " ..Now when I double click it, cmd window opens for a sec and vanishes..how do I make it run in the background until this process is manually ended ? The shortcut name's "Ping" and I don't see no Process named "Ping" in the task manager. What I want is to keep on pinging google server

Answer 1

Solution 1: Do a manual ping from the command prompt and write a -t at the end which makes it a persistent ping. You would have to close the cmd prompt window to stop the ping.

for example type in command prompt: ping www.google.com -t

Solution 2: you can create a shortcut like so

cmd /c "ping www.google.com –t"

Solution 3: Any free ping utility would do what you require, check on google for "free ping" which will also work.

PK

Answer 2

set Target as: %windir%\system32\ping.exe www.google.com -t

and Start in: %windir%

[EDIT]

TO Hide a cmd window

        using System.Runtime.InteropServices;


        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);
        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);

In main

        IntPtr hWnd = FindWindow(null, "ping");
        if (hWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
        {
            ShowWindow(hWnd, 0);
        }

To Unhide

ShowWindow(hWnd, 1);