Launch programs at startup

[labman]

Hi,, I wanted to know how can i Launch multiple programs at startup?

[Shikhar]

Yes you can launch programs at startup easily, i'll let you know how.

Usually we follow this step:-

1. First, make sure that you have enabled the 'Show hidden files and folders' option.

2. Navigate to this path: C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Start Menu where, YourName=Your User Name.

3. Paste shortcuts of the programs you want to run @ startup in this folder.

But know theres one new way of doing that and thats like..

1. Open REGEDIT

2. Navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

3. Create a REG_SZ value named after your program, with the value being the path to the executable file (for example, 'C:\yourprogram\yourprogram.exe').

Thats it

[Twitter]

This tweak allows a program to be launched when the user logs onto the computer. It can be set to run minimized and there is no trace of the executable in the Startup folder on the Start Menu nor in the Documents and Settings folder accessible via Windows Explorer.

Follow this process:-

1. [Start] [Run] [Regedit]

2. Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

3. Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

4. Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: [Enter the Name of Program Executable]

5. Value Data: [Enter the Path to the Program Executable]

6. Exit Registry and Reboot.

Perhaps the quickest and easiest way to accomplish the job is to create a simple batch file that contains the command lines for each program that you want to launch in the order that you want to launch them. You could then put a shortcut to the batch file in your startup folder. A batch file is just a simple text file that has been saved with the filename extension ".BAT" and you can use any text editor including the Notepad program that comes with Windows to create or edit batch files.

[Larry ward]

There are many techniques to do that.

First one is by using the Task Scheduler program that comes with Windows.

Another tip is to write a small VBScript program to do the job and then putting the VBScript in the Startup folder.

Then third technique involves adding entries to the registry under the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

All of the above three steps will work however for most PC users, they are a little more complex than is really necessary.