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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows XP/2003: Operation: Add: How to add programs to startup?
Nov 16th, 2005 12:15
Alex Gray, Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 24 January 2005 - 07:56 pm --------------------
Operating system: Microsoft: Windows XP/2003: Operation: Add: How to
add programs to startup?
To make sure your program starts when your computer starts:
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Method: Drag and drop in startup folder
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Steps: Overview:
1. -Open e.g. Microsoft Explorer
2. -Drag and drop your program in
c:\documents and settings\<your userid name>\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
and or
c:\documents and settings\all users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3. -That will start that program at startup of your computer
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Method: Copy via MSDOS to startup folder
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Steps: Overview:
1. -Open an MSDOS box
1. -Click button Windows 'Start'
2. -Select from list 'Run'
3. -Type the command
cmd
4. -Click button 'OK'
2. -Copy program to
c:\documents and settings\<your userid name>\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
and or
c:\documents and settings\all users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
1. Type the command
copy <your program name> "c:\documents and settings\<your
userid name>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
e.g.
copy mystart.exe "c:\documents and
settings\administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
3. -That will start that program at startup of your computer
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Method: Copy + Paste in startup folder
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Steps: Overview:
1. -Open e.g. Microsoft Explorer
2. -Copy the program involved to the clipboard
1. -Right click on filename
2. -Select from list 'Copy'
3. -goto directory
c:\documents and settings\<your userid name>\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
and or
c:\documents and settings\all users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
4. -Paste your program in there
1. -Right click on the surface
2. -Select from list 'Paste'
5. -That will start that program at startup of your computer
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Method: Not using the startup folder, but editing the registry
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Internet: see also:
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How to Modify the List of Programs that Run When You Start Windows XP
[Internet: source: http://www.google.com search for 'xp how to add
programs to startup': http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314488]
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Launching Programs When Windows Starts
[Internet: source: http://www.google.com search for 'xp how to add
programs to startup': http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?
p=98151&seqNum=4]
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Launch Programs at Login Without Using the Startup Folder
[Internet: source: http://www.google.com search for 'xp how to add
programs to startup':
http://www.theeldergeek.com/launch_programs_at_login.htm]
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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP: Link: Overview: Can you give
an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34878/fid/868
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Method: One more method to easily edit startup programs
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Go http://www.absolutestartup.com/ and download Absolute Startup
manager - easy tool to manage Windows startup
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