Re: How do I add to Startup

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Dan Drewry wrote:
When I look around, I find many instances of "Startmenu" and "Startup". Which one is the list of programs shown by MSCONFIG?
How do I add a program to this list? MSCONFIG has no add option.
Does everything in there have to be a program, or can it be a Script or macro?

There are several places which result in an addition to the list of startups in MSCONFIG, including the individual account's start menu, the shared start menu, the Windows registry and the classic system initialization files inherited from Windows 3.x. You shouldn't be tinkering with the registry or the classic startup files without DETAILED instructions or a significant amount of experience (since you had to ask, you probably don't have it).

It's simpler to use the start menu to add your own applications to the Windows start up.

Right click the application icon and use the "crate shortcut option on the resulting context menu

To add an application you wish to run for all user accounts right click on the task bar's start button and select "Explore all users" from the resulting context menu. A new Windows Explorer window will open with the "Start Menu" folder for all users highlighted. Expand the "Programs" folder within the highlighted "Start Menu" folder, then click the "Startup" folder within the "Programs" folder. Then drag a shortcut to the desired application to the right pane of the Windows Explorer window.

To add an application you wish to run for an individual user account right click on the task bar's start button and click the "Explore" option on the resulting context menu. A Windows Explorer window will open with the "Start Menu" folder for your individual Windows OS user account highlighted. Expand the "Programs" and open the "Startup" folders as you did above and drag the application shortcut to the right pane.
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