Re: Startup programs

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From: Ken B (none_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:06:48 -0500

You could put a shortcut to it in the Documents and Settings\all users\start
menu\programs\startup folder... that would start the program up when the
user logs in, and give them the gui.

HTH

Ken

"IT Dep" <it@isslimREMOVE_TO_REPLYited.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am trying to run some software on the server (Win2000 standard) when the
> server starts (some call logging software). I can run it as a strartup
> script via group policies however I want the program's gui to be
> accessable,
> and if I do this I can see the process is running under the task manager
> but
> I cannot see it. Is there a way of running programs so that they would be
> visible when a user logs onto the computer?
>
> Not entirely sure on this but I think running it as a startup script also
> causes it to exit because of windows waiting for the script to finish, and
> when it never finishes windows stops the script.
>
> Has anyone got any ideas how I can set the program to run all the time
> without having to launch it manually, while still allowing a user to
> access
> the GUI of the program. Thanks for your help.
>
> Dan
>
>

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