You can download Autoit directly from Autoitscript.com .  (Click this link if you want to open Autoitscript.com by itself in a separate  browser window.)

Autoit -- The "New Kid on the Block" Windows Scripting Engine

All of us rely of scripts -- those we write by ourselves and those written by others and which have proven to be useful enough to adapt to our environments -- with or without changes/additions.

But scripts come in many forms -- Java, Visual Basic, Perl, PHP, ASP, DOS batch files,  just to name a few.  Most are optimized for the WEB (either client or server side scripting) and a few can be used for full blown applications.  Some are just for manipulating the local PC itself such as the everlasting DOS command scripts (batch files).

There is one relatively "new kid in the block" scripting engine for Windows -- Autoit  -- that is very powerful and in a class of it's own.  We would think that Autoit's main purpose in life is to automate just about anything you (as a Windows user or PC administrator) would or could do with your mouse and keyboard (and much much more since every new version seems to bring it closer to a full-blown application programming environment!).

You can create Autoit scripts that can make your Windows PC appear to be manipulated by an invisible, ghost like "user" sitting in front of the monitor.  (Eerie but Great for "demos".)  It is so powerful that legitimate scripts manipulating files or other programs can trigger some anti-virus software to think it has found a virus.  (Indeed, in the hands of a malware creator, Autoit can be a very dangerous tool.)

There are many Autoit scripts that are available for downloading in the Internet and you can probably find the one you need or something so close to what you need, you only have to make some minor modifications.

If you already know Visual Basic, you will feel very comfortable with Autoit. But the syntax is easy to learn and the on-line documentation has examples that would walk you through almost any situation.  You can compile the scripts which will run even if Autoit itself is not installed in the PC.  When you compile scripts, they can be de-compiled later.  At compile time, you can "disallow de-compilation" so your creations can be protected from prying eyes.

Some of our tips and suggestions actually use Autoit scripts.  Some are stand-alone Autoit scripts while others work in conjunction with other scripting engines/languages.  We are impressed with Autoit and recommend it without hesitation.  It's not a do-all scripting engine, but it does what it can very well.

And we almost forgot to mention -- it's freeware.  The creators and maintainers of Autoit do welcome donations.