Batch files - Examples (B*)

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Batch file examples
	Name	Description	OS (1)	Last modified (DD/MM/YYYY)	Remarks
	BattRun.bat	Display a warning message if a program is launched while the computer is running on battery power	XP	23/08/2007	Uses WMIC, which is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
	BattStat.bat	Display battery status	XP	04/10/2006	Uses WMIC, which is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
	Bin2Dec.bat	Convert binary numbers to decimal	NT	20/10/2007	Requires FINDSTR from the Resource Kit for Windows NT 4.
	BIOSDate.bat (DOS) BIOSDate.cmd (NT)	Display BIOS date	All	09/03/2003	Original idea by ComputerHope. Uses DEBUG.EXE to read from BIOS. Available as Perl and Rexx scripts too
	BkAllDrv	Backup all device drivers	W2K	10/01/2004	Also available as KiXtart, Perl and Rexx scripts. These scripts all require Microsoft's DEVCON utility.
	BootDisk	Determine the boot disk, partition and drive letter	XP	26/10/2006	Uses WMIC, which is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
	BootDriv	Determine which drive DOS booted from	All	26/10/2006	Also available as OS/2 Rexx, Regina Rexx and VBScript scripts
	BootIni.bat	Change boot menu timeout value in BOOT.INI to 5 seconds	NT	06/03/2001	Incorrect changes to BOOT.INI may result in a system that won't boot anymore. Use entirely at your own risk!
	BootIni2.bat	Add /NoSerialMice switch to [Operating Systems] keys in BOOT.INI		05/04/2001
	BootIniGUI.bat	Edit BOOT.INI's values in GUI mode		12/05/2001