get_file_via_vb.txt

{1!}
cscript /nologo wget.js http://example.com

This is the code:
[in vbs]
var WinHttpReq = new ActiveXObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1");
WinHttpReq.Open("GET", WScript.Arguments(0), /*async=*/false);
WinHttpReq.Send();
WScript.Echo(WinHttpReq.ResponseText);

/* To save a binary file use this code instead of previous line
BinStream = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Stream");
BinStream.Type = 1;
BinStream.Open();
BinStream.Write(WinHttpReq.ResponseBody);
BinStream.SaveToFile("out.bin");
*/

{2!}
There's a standard Windows component which can achieve what you're trying to do: BITS. It has been included in Windows since XP and 2000 SP3.

Run:

bitsadmin.exe /transfer "JobName" http://download.url/here.exe C:\destination\here.exe
The job name is simply the display name for the download job - set it to something that describes what you're doing.

{3!}
AFAIK, Windows doesn't have a built-in commandline tool to download a file. But you can do it from a VBScript, and you can generate the VBScript file from batch using echo and output redirection:

@echo off

rem Windows has no built-in wget or curl, so generate a VBS script to do it:
rem -------------------------------------------------------------------------
set DLOAD_SCRIPT=download.vbs
echo Option Explicit                                                    >  %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo Dim args, http, fileSystem, adoStream, url, target, status         >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo Set args = Wscript.Arguments                                       >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo Set http = CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")              >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo url = args(0)                                                      >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo target = args(1)                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo WScript.Echo "Getting '" ^& target ^& "' from '" ^& url ^& "'..."  >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo http.Open "GET", url, False                                        >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo http.Send                                                          >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo status = http.Status                                               >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo If status ^<^> 200 Then                                            >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo    WScript.Echo "FAILED to download: HTTP Status " ^& status       >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo    WScript.Quit 1                                                  >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo End If                                                             >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo Set adoStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")                       >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.Open                                                     >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.Type = 1                                                 >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.Write http.ResponseBody                                  >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.Position = 0                                             >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo Set fileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")        >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo If fileSystem.FileExists(target) Then fileSystem.DeleteFile target >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.SaveToFile target                                        >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo adoStream.Close                                                    >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
echo.                                                                   >> %DLOAD_SCRIPT%
rem -------------------------------------------------------------------------

cscript //Nologo %DLOAD_SCRIPT% http://example.com targetPathAndFile.html

{4!}
This script can be executed to inject a vbs file into the HKLM\startup path or the HKCU\startup path. The difference being that HKLM applies to all users, where as HKCU only applies to you, the current user activating this script.

[vbs]
Const cHKLM = &H80000002
Const cComp = "."
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
cComp & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
strValueName = "ScriptName"
strValue = "Drive:\PathTo\Myscript.vbs"
objReg.SetStringValue cHKLM, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue


Good Luck


{http://www.nthelp.com/40/autorun.htm}
Use Regedt32.exe (in your \system32 sub directory) to edit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load REG_SZ and
run REG_SZ

Remove the offending value.

also the below are some places programs put their startup commands:

- In the Startup folder for the current user and for all users.
- In the registry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows, the "run" and Load" keys.

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "StupidMS" /t REG_SZ /d "%stupidMS%"
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "CTFMON.EXE" /t REG_SZ /d "%c:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe"