How to start a program automatically

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My PC has 3 users.
The PC reboot automatically 1 time a week.
When the Pc reboot I want the Pc to auto start a program on one user account.

How to do this?
 
IIRC, the OP wants to run the program in one user profile only, not as a
service.
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The way I understand it, the OP is complaining that your solution (adding it
in the Startup folder) only works when he logs on. He wants the program to
run just by rebooting the machine (eg, not have to log anybody on). Off the
top of my head, the more likely way to accomplish this successfully is to
run the program as a service.

You can configure a service to run under the context of a particular
account--fitting his criteria.

But in all honesty, I think "Gogon-Norway"' will have to elaborate on his
wording.
 
My PC has 3 users.
The PC reboot automatically 1 time a week.
When the Pc reboot I want the Pc to auto start a program on one user
account.

How to do this?
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Put a shortcut to your application here:

D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup


The 'All Users' startups will run for everyone.
 
My PC has 3 users.
The PC reboot automatically 1 time a week.
When the Pc reboot I want the Pc to auto start a program on one user
account.

How to do this?
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To run in a single account place the shortcut in that accounts startup
folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Application
Shortcut

C:\Documents and Settings\Account\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Application
Shortcut
 
Gogon-Norway said:
My PC has 3 users.
The PC reboot automatically 1 time a week.
When the Pc reboot I want the Pc to auto start a program on one user account.

How to do this?
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I thank all who have helped me with this problem.
Here is what I do:


To auto reboot the Pc:
Alec S.
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news/alec->synetech/cjb/net

Wrote this:
Use the Task Scheduler: Control Panel->Scheduled Tasks->Add Scheduled Task
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For the program, click Browse, and select C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe,
then select Day. Enter a username and password. Select
"Open advanced properties.", then click Finish.

Now using the advanced properties, add -r to the command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 0

If you don't want it to reboot immediately (provide time to cancel the
reboot), then change -t 0 (eg -t 30 for 30 second countdown).

Click the Schedule tab and set the interval, then click OK.



To start a program auto at one user:

Next step:

Click [Start] [Run] and type
control userpasswords2
Click [OK]
The [User Accounts] Property Sheet displays.
On [Users] tab, clear the [Users must enter a user name and password to use
this computer] check box.
Click [Apply].
Enter a user name and password that should be used to logon automatically in
the dialog box that appears.
Click [OK].
Go to [Control Panel] [User Accounts] [Change the Way Users Log On and Off].
Uncheck [Use the Welcome Screen] and [Use Fast User Switching]
 
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