Startup

[sergio]

On w9x and w2k I would place an item in the startup menu
then go to its properties and type either "-
runfromstartup" or "-nosplash" to keep the application
from appearing on the screen.

I tried these instructions on WinXP and it did not work.
How do I go about placing an item in the startup folder,
and preventing it from coming up on the screan during
power up?

Thanks for the help.

Sergio

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 20:04:57 -0700, "sergio"
> wrote:

>On w9x and w2k I would place an item in the startup menu
>then go to its properties and type either "-
>runfromstartup" or "-nosplash" to keep the application
>from appearing on the screen.
>
>I tried these instructions on WinXP and it did not work.
>How do I go about placing an item in the startup folder,
>and preventing it from coming up on the screan during
>power up?
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>Sergio

Sergio, it depends on what switches the applications provide. Not all
programs use the same switches. Some will use a minus with the switch,
others a backslash. Tech support for the program would be the best
source for this information.

One suggestion until you can consult those folks: For the command lines,
enclose any paths with long filenames or spaces inside of a set of
quotation marks.

Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]