Running a program at switch-on

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Elementary I know, but how do I --

-- arrange for a program to run at start-up? ( i.e at switch-on ) ?
-- remove a program which is already doing this, ( i.e so that it
no longer runs at switch-on ) ?

with gratitude,
 
Hi,

Easiest way to add is to stick a shortcut to it in a startup folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (starts for
everyone)
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (starts for
only you)

Disable? Check within that programs options/proeferences/settings. If you
are unable to disable it that way, click start/run and type MSCONFIG, then
click ok and look for it on the startup tab. Unchecking the entry loading it
should normally be sufficient to keep it from loading.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hello Nutcase

Thank you for your reply; this is not to criticise it but to show how
complicated life can sometimes be.

Add a program, no probs.

But : Now I wanted to remove a panel which was appearing on tte desktop at
start-up and which I no longer wanted, ( it's written in Ability which I no
longer use either).

Life becomes awkward :

(1) If I click (left or right) on Start, there appears no option called Run.

( I know there's a 'Run' somewhere, but damn if I can find it anywhere else
either)

(2) I'm not sure how to find options/preferences/settings. Yet I know
it, too, is indeed somewhere because I seem to remember finding it some time
ago.

(3) Your info "Run MSCONFIG", though, seemed to be the key. It's just that
(see above) I can't find 'Run' to run it.

(4) So: being a clever-clogs ( or a smart-ass, whichever) I searched for it.

It's in C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries.

Is that abstruse or what? That's what I meant by life being complicated.

(5) However, I ran it. Bingo, you're quite right, up comes a nice list of
all the programs which run at startup, uncheck the one which produces the
panel, restart and hey, no more panel,

--- so, with luv and thanx again
 
(1) If I click (left or right) on Start, there appears no option called Run.
Click to expand...

Taskbar/Start Menu properties> Customize : Add check next to "run" to add
it to the start menu
-or-
press Windows key + R
 
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