How to add/remove programs that run when XP starts

[Pete]

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I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
on.
Can anyone help me achieve this?

thanks in advance
Pete

 

[Guest]

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Hi Pete,

I would like to add to what Tom Porterfield and Ronnie Vernon said. I like
to make a fold I call Startnot. If I decide I do not want certain items to
open on start, but may want it later, I just slide the item from Startup to
Startnot. You are then able to just slide it back later, if you want it.
Also, if you put an item in the Startup of All Users, the item will
automatically start for all users of your computer. If you put the item in
the Startup, under "your name", it will start up for just you and not other
users of your computer.

EAG1945

"Pete" <speedy99ukREMOVETHIS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
> on.
> Can anyone help me achieve this?
>
> thanks in advance
> Pete

 

[Guest]

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Pete wrote:
> I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
> on.
> Can anyone help me achieve this?

Easiest way to achieve this is to place a shortcut to the program on the
start menu in the All Programs->Start folder. Right click on the start
button and select Open. From there open the Programs folder and then
the Startup folder. Place the shortcut to the program in that folder
and it will run automatically when you log on.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Guest]

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Pete wrote:
> I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
> on.
> Can anyone help me achieve this?
>
> thanks in advance
> Pete

The easiest way is to simply place a shortcut to the program in the Start/All Programs/Startup folder.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

 

[Guest]

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create a shortcut of the program that you want to start, copy it and go to;
Start-Programs-Startup and right clic, choose Explore and paste the shortcut
in the folder Startup

alf



"Pete" <speedy99ukREMOVETHIS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
> on.
> Can anyone help me achieve this?
>
> thanks in advance
> Pete

 

[Pete]

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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:11:32 +0100, Pete
<speedy99ukREMOVETHIS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
>on.
>Can anyone help me achieve this?
>
>thanks in advance
>Pete

Many thanks for all your help

Pete

 

[Guest]

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Maybe see what happens if you put a shortcut to a program in your user
startup folder... path is something like;
C:\Documents and Settings\mike\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

"Pete" <speedy99ukREMOVETHIS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:11:32 +0100, Pete
> <speedy99ukREMOVETHIS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I would like some programs to automatically load and run when I log
>>on.
>>Can anyone help me achieve this?
>>
>>thanks in advance
>>Pete
>
> Many thanks for all your help
>
> Pete