Automatically Launching Application After Logon

[Guest]

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Hi,

The machine in question is in an unsupervised, Kiosk type environement. The
computer is a stand-alone XP pro. It reboots itself once a day. The OS
automatically logs on a user with limited permissions after each reboot. I
have put a shortcut of the application in the Startup folder of the user. So
far, so good...

The problem:
The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine
(MSDE). It sometimes happens that the SQL services have not had enough time
to initialize before the App is launched. So it fails.

How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized?

All I need is about 30 secs. Can I insert a wait period? Can I slave it to
SQL?

Thanks for your input,

 

[Guest]

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Setting the program access and defaults will do it. In Run type:
%SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe appwiz.cpl,,3.

"Tom Bombadill" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The machine in question is in an unsupervised, Kiosk type environement. The
> computer is a stand-alone XP pro. It reboots itself once a day. The OS
> automatically logs on a user with limited permissions after each reboot. I
> have put a shortcut of the application in the Startup folder of the user. So
> far, so good...
>
> The problem:
> The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine
> (MSDE). It sometimes happens that the SQL services have not had enough time
> to initialize before the App is launched. So it fails.
>
> How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized?
>
> All I need is about 30 secs. Can I insert a wait period? Can I slave it to
> SQL?
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi Steve,

I went into the Programs Access and Defaults configuration page, but I
didn't find any relevant settings to delay the launch of this application.
Nothing under the Custom or any other button that allowed me to do that.

What am I missing?

Thanks,