[Help] Where to find startup scripts

[danidar]

Hello i find myself working with a computer that launchs a certain number of applications at startup, when i see msconfig, i find 'startup' in location,

how can i do the same thing, whenever i launch the pc an application get launched automatically, in full screen mode.

and now can i edit existing scripts? where can they be found?

thank you.

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--Sonic

[The008]

what startup scripts do you mean?

I know you'll find the startup program in the registry (launch "regedit" in the Run box located at "start" menu). There, go to

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for Windows 95/98/ME

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

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for Windows 2K/XP/2K3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/Run

...but there're other stuffs in WinXP/2003 and probably in Vista, that starts at boot time with full blue screen (I believe this maybe what you're lookin' for). Generally you'll find Scandisk and PartitionMagic running in this kind of boot-mode, but I don't know where you could edit it, but if you start System Mechanic 6 (www.iolo.com) you can see what programs are running int the startup, all them.

[danidar]

no it's programs normal application per instance notepad when the pc launches, and logs on there's notepad then launches itself in full screen without any other interaction on my behalf;

[Yzöwl]

You must mean under Start » All Progams » Startup

Place a shortcut to the program you want to run under

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

for the program to start for all users who log on

or

X:\Documents and Settings\

Users Name

\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

for a specific user, (in this case one named Users Name).

Edited August 10, 2006 by Yzöwl

[Sonic]

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...but there're other stuffs in WinXP/2003 and probably in Vista, that starts at boot time with full blue screen (I believe this maybe what you're lookin' for). Generally you'll find Scandisk and PartitionMagic running in this kind of boot-mode, but I don't know where you could edit it, but if you start System Mechanic 6 (www.iolo.com) you can see what programs are running int the startup, all them.

You talkin about BootExecute ... there is in regsitry at

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]
"BootExecute"

But you can't execute any programs directly. You have a valid program specific compiled for this part of windows execution. Classics ".exe" or ".bat/.cmd" don't work.

[Takeshi]

Hello i find myself working with a computer that launchs a certain number of applications at startup, when i see msconfig, i find 'startup' in location,

how can i do the same thing, whenever i launch the pc an application get launched automatically, in full screen mode.

and now can i edit existing scripts? where can they be found?

thank you.

This might just work...

Create a shortcut to Notepad.exe on the desktop.

In Properties, Run > Maximized.

Then put this shortcut in your Startup folder.