Guest Chip Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I know it's simple, but I can't figure it out. How do I add a program to my start menu? My system reboots each night and I want certain programs to be open when I begin. Please help
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Re: Add program to Start Menu On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:28:01 -0700, Chip <Chip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I know it's simple, but I can't figure it out. How do I add a program to my > start menu? My system reboots each night and I want certain programs to be > open when I begin. Put a shortcut to it in the folder \Documents and Settings\your user name\Start Menu\Programs\Startup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest nass Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 RE: Add program to Start Menu "Chip" wrote: > I know it's simple, but I can't figure it out. How do I add a program to my > start menu? My system reboots each night and I want certain programs to be > open when I begin. > > Please help Open windows Explorer and navigate to this: C:\Documents and Settings\User name\Start Menu\ Protgrams\ Start Up = in the right pane/window you can Copy and paste into it any rpogram you want it to start. Note Making a lot of programs in the Start Up sepecially the ones look for updates make start up slow or your computer hang for a while. Or in this registry Key for Ex: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express" Video Tutorial on how to add programs to the start menu: http://www.pcnineoneone.com/windows-videos/application_startup/startapp/startapp.html HTH, nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
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