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August 17th 04, 01:30 AM
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Startup Folder Items Won't Start Up
Hi All:
I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne 
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August 17th 04, 05:28 AM
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On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne"
wrote: Hi All: I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne Wayne, That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are referring to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those start when you start Windows. Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/
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August 17th 04, 08:34 AM
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Hi Bill:
No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? ~W~ -----Original Message----- On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne" wrote: Hi All: I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne Wayne, That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are referring to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those start when you start Windows. Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/ .
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#4
August 17th 04, 10:39 AM
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Its possible that the shortcut is working but its target is
failing. Double-click the shortcut in the Startup folder to check. -- gbh ------------------------ The email address for gbh is a spamtrap. All email send to it is deleted. "Wayne" wrote in message ... Hi Bill: No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? ~W~ -----Original Message----- On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne" wrote: Hi All: I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne Wayne, That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are referring to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those start when you start Windows. Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/ .
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#6
August 18th 04, 01:40 AM
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Thanks, I've checked the short cut though, and it
definitely works. For some reason Windows is failing to read the Startup folder, and I don't know why. ~W~ -----Original Message----- Its possible that the shortcut is working but its target is failing. Double-click the shortcut in the Startup folder to check. -- gbh ------------------------ The email address for gbh is a spamtrap. All email send to it is deleted. "Wayne" wrote in message ... Hi Bill: No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? ~W~ -----Original Message----- On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne" wrote: Hi All: I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne Wayne, That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are referring to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those start when you start Windows. Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/ . .
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#7
August 18th 04, 01:43 AM
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Thanks, I've checked and it is not Hidden or Read Only.
~W~ -----Original Message----- R-Clk the Startup folder in the left pane, & select Properties. If it is Hidden (or Read-Only even), make it not so. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Wayne" wrote in message ... | Hi Bill: | | No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to | the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? | | ~W~ | | | | | -----Original Message----- | On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne" | wrote: | | Hi All: | | I have put one item into the Startup folder, and | followed | through the command line procedure to have it start when | the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught | Task | Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following | through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. | However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried | putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick | them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. | | Clicking on the item in the folder does start it | successfully, so I know the short cut itself is | accurate. | It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. | | Any ideas? | | This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to | two | people ("glee" and "Eric" who | made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, | but | the email didn't go through. | | Thanks, | | Wayne | | Wayne, | | That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are | referring | to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. | Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the | C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those | start when you | start Windows. | | Regards, | | Bill Watt | Computer Help and Information | http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/ | | . | .
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#8
August 18th 04, 02:13 AM
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The answer below turned out to be the solution. The
shortcut needed to go in the AllUsers folder. Thanks very much for everyone's help. ~W~ Subject: Startup Items Not Loading From: "glee" Sent: 8/16/2004 8:03:54 PM Instead of adding the shortcut using the method you describe, try directly adding a shortcut to ONE of these locations in Windows Explorer: -the Startup folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp OR -the AllUsers folder: C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm -----Original Message----- Thanks, I've checked and it is not Hidden or Read Only. ~W~ -----Original Message----- R-Clk the Startup folder in the left pane, & select Properties. If it is Hidden (or Read-Only even), make it not so. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Wayne" wrote in message ... | Hi Bill: | | No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to | the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? | | ~W~ | | | | | -----Original Message----- | On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:30:59 -0700, "Wayne" | wrote: | | Hi All: | | I have put one item into the Startup folder, and | followed | through the command line procedure to have it start when | the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught | Task | Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following | through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. | However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried | putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick | them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. | | Clicking on the item in the folder does start it | successfully, so I know the short cut itself is | accurate. | It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. | | Any ideas? | | This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to | two | people ("glee" and "Eric" who | made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, | but | the email didn't go through. | | Thanks, | | Wayne | | Wayne, | | That's the Start button Programs menu I believe you are | referring | to. Those programs don't start unless you click on them. | Create a shortcut to your program and put it in the | C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp folder. Those | start when you | start Windows. | | Regards, | | Bill Watt | Computer Help and Information | http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/ | | . | . .
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#9
August 18th 04, 02:14 AM
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:34:02 -0700, "Wayne"
wrote: Hi Bill: No, this is definitely the Startup folder, as opposed to the Start menu. I've double checked. Any more ideas? ~W~ Try Start Run and enter Msconfig. Under the General tab is "Load Startup Group items checked" ? You are booting into Safe mode? Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/
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#10
August 18th 04, 02:28 AM
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I don't understand why you didn't stick with the previous thread and
reply to Glen there. He suggested: -quote------ Instead of adding the shortcut using the method you describe, try directly adding a shortcut to ONE of these locations in Windows Explorer: -the Startup folder: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp OR -the AllUsers folder: C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup ---unquote Have you tried the above locations one at a time? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Wayne" wrote: Hi All: I have put one item into the Startup folder, and followed through the command line procedure to have it start when the computer is booted. By this I mean going throught Task Bar properties to Start Menu Programs, and following through to create a short cut in the Startup folder. However, this item is not loading at startup. I've tried putting other items into the folder, and it doesn't pick them up either. So I'm pretty sure it's the folder. Clicking on the item in the folder does start it successfully, so I know the short cut itself is accurate. It just doesn't seem to respond in the folder by itself. Any ideas? This is my second posting for this problem. Thanks to two people ("glee" and "Eric" who made some comments. I tried to contact Glen directly, but the email didn't go through. Thanks, Wayne
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