Startup order ?

[Malescot]

Hi everybody,

Is it possible to choose the order according to which startup programs would
launch ? Indeed, I have XP SP1, and I'd like one of my startup programs to
launch after all the others. Is it possible ?

Thanks a lot,

MALESCOT.

[Wesley Vogel]

Malescot;
Execution Order for starting programs

With Windows XP Home, there are 13 places that programs can start from and
they are executed in the following order:

Before Logon
1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServicesOnce
2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices

After Logon
3) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce\Setup
4) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
5) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnceEx
6) WIN.INI [Windows] Load
7) WIN.INI [Windows] Run
8) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
9) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
10) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
11) C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
12) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
13) As a Scheduled Task set to run at startup.

Startups in groups 6 to 11 all run at the same time (more or less). However,
the groups themselves are triggered in the order shown above. In other words,
the next group can begin launching while the previous group is still loading
its startups. Due to timing issues it is impossible to say what order these
items will finish loading, thus it is impossible to predict the exact order of
execution for individual startups. For instance, you may notice two or more
system tray icons changing position with each boot - even when no changes have
been made to the order.

The order of items within a group is not necessarily the final order, as some
programs take longer than others to load, and synchronous groups can overlap
each other.

Items in 10 and 11 execute alphabetically. You can change the order in 10 and
11 by moving the items from 11 to 10. Also, you can rename the shortcuts in 10
and/or 11.

For example; dfg.exe, fgh.exe and ghj.exe would start in that order. To chang
e the order rename to aghj.exe, bdfg.exe and cfgh.exe. They would then start
in that order.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Malescot > hunted and pecked:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Is it possible to choose the order according to which startup programs would
> launch ? Indeed, I have XP SP1, and I'd like one of my startup programs to
> launch after all the others. Is it possible ?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> MALESCOT.

[Malescot]

Thank you Wesley ! You are very helpful ! I'll see what I can do with
that...

MALESCOT.

[Wesley Vogel]

Malescot;
Yo betcha!
Have fun.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Malescot > hunted and pecked:
> Thank you Wesley ! You are very helpful ! I'll see what I can do with
> that...
>
> MALESCOT.