Bind function keys to a BAT file in Vista?

[TacoNinja]

(I don't think this would go in "programming" since I'm not coding a program. If it's in the wrong section, admins, would you kindly move it?)
Is there any way I could bind F8 to run a bat file? The only complication that may arise is that I have Vista 32, if that is an issue.

[Beetle179]

Auto Hotkey? That's the best I can think of...

[url=http://www.autohotkey.com/]Details[/url]

[larikang]

Autohotkey will do what you want. Also, here's a cool trick I learned:

If you want to run BAT files silently (without popping up a cmd window), make a file in your favorite text editor with the contents

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\LOCATION OF FILE\FILE.BAT" & Chr(34), 0
Set WshShell = Nothing

and save it as a *.vbs file. Running that file will silently run your BAT.

[Agent_Wesker]

Create a link on your desktop connecting to the bat file, in the properties of the shortcut assign a shortcut key.

[larikang]

[QUOTE=Agent_Wesker;21228870]Create a link on your desktop connecting to the bat file, in the properties of the shortcut assign a shortcut key.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, has that always been Windows feature? I never noticed it.

But then you need to add another shortcut to your desktop. I checked and it doesn't work if the shortcut is somewhere else on your computer, and it doesn't work for F8 - only for Ctrl+Alt+Something shortcuts.