delay startup in XP

[chuikingman]

Hi, I use XP ,I want to delay the startup time in the startup folder .I do not want to install other party software .Can I edit the registry to achieve this ??Please give me detailed ...

[Guest]

No such thing exists in the registry as far as I know. Just use a batch file with a ping command.

EXAMPLE:

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >NUL
start D:\Programs\Miranda\miranda32.exe
start notepad

Change the 5 in "ping -n 5" to however many seconds you want it to wait. Place the batch file somewhere and then create a shortcut to it in the startup folder. Modify the shortcut's properties so that the window starts minimized.

Edited November 21, 2010 by -X-