Guest tdmailbox@yahoo.com Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just resets a drive that connects to my computer. I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC?
Guest John John (MVP) Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Re: Script to run at BOOTUP not startup(login) XP Home or XP Pro? John tdmailbox@yahoo.com wrote: > I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then > startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go > through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just resets > a drive that connects to my computer. > > I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login > and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC?
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Re: Script to run at BOOTUP not startup(login) tdmailbox@yahoo.com wrote: > I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then > startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go > through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just resets > a drive that connects to my computer. > > I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login > and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC? If you're using WinXP Pro, you can use a startup script (this is entirely different than the startup group for shortcuts), assigned via local or group policy. If you're using XP Home you're out of luck,. I'm afraid.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Re: Script to run at BOOTUP not startup(login) <tdmailbox@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:fabaf84c-c47d-4b62-8127-f3460b0d1013@a18g2000pra.googlegroups.com... >I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then > startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go > through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just resets > a drive that connects to my computer. > > I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login > and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC? You can use the Task Scheduler (visible in the Control Panel) to run your batch file at boot time.
Guest tdmailbox@yahoo.com Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Script to run at BOOTUP not startup(login) thanks 'On Sep 16, 3:13 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote: > <tdmail...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:fabaf84c-c47d-4b62-8127-f3460b0d1013@a18g2000pra.googlegroups.com... > > >I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then > > startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go > > through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just resets > > a drive that connects to my computer. > > > I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login > > and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC? > > You can use the Task Scheduler (visible in the Control Panel) to run your > batch file at boot time.
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Script to run at BOOTUP not startup(login) Pegasus (MVP) <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote: > <tdmailbox@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:fabaf84c-c47d-4b62-8127-f3460b0d1013@a18g2000pra.googlegroups.com... >> I have a batch file that I want to run at bootup rather then >> startup. I know I can make it into a service but I dont want to go >> through all that. It is a simple one line batch file that just >> resets a drive that connects to my computer. >> >> I have it in in the startup folder now but it waits for me to login >> and then runs. Any way to get this to run when I fire up the PC? > > You can use the Task Scheduler (visible in the Control Panel) to run > your batch file at boot time. Damn, I totally forgot about that.
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