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STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!
I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but no one
answered. "gnx1" wrote in message ... Hi. Okay, this is what happened. Somehow I moved my Start-up folder (the one in which you can place programs that will also boot-up when you log on) out of the program list (at the START list) and I ended-up with a duplicate one. So I tried to get rid of the new one -- and ended up with yet another. And so on. I managed somehow to delete what I thought were the extra ones, but the one I have left in the START list doesn't work -- that is, the programs I put in it will NOT load automatically when I sign on. I checked the location of this one remaining "Start-up" folder under Proprieties and it appears to be the same as the original one. But still the programs in it won't load when I start-up. So, how the heck to I get a *WORKING* Start-up folder working in my user-partition. And how do I get rid of any duplicates that might occur -- if I can get a working Start-up folder -- without killing the one that *is* working?! This is one answer I got: "Patrick Keenan" wrote: The Startup folder is a system folder and if you delete or rename it, another will be created at next boot. You just need to put the shorcuts back in that folder from the one you moved out of place. I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this did not work. This is the other answer I got: "Rich Barry" wrote: Go to G:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. There should be shortcuts to the programs you want started on bootup. If not you will have to create new shortcuts by rt clicking on the program.exe files and choose send to desktop as shortcut. Then move all the shortcuts into the Startup folder. There was NO Startup folder at that location. I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a new "Start-up" folder, but no one replied. So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to other programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs started on the next boot-up. I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS. Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please! |
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STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!
"gnx1" wrote in message ... I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but no one answered. "gnx1" wrote in message ... Hi. Okay, this is what happened. Somehow I moved my Start-up folder (the one in which you can place programs that will also boot-up when you log on) out of the program list (at the START list) and I ended-up with a duplicate one. So I tried to get rid of the new one -- and ended up with yet another. And so on. I managed somehow to delete what I thought were the extra ones, but the one I have left in the START list doesn't work -- that is, the programs I put in it will NOT load automatically when I sign on. I checked the location of this one remaining "Start-up" folder under Proprieties and it appears to be the same as the original one. But still the programs in it won't load when I start-up. So, how the heck to I get a *WORKING* Start-up folder working in my user-partition. And how do I get rid of any duplicates that might occur -- if I can get a working Start-up folder -- without killing the one that *is* working?! This is one answer I got: "Patrick Keenan" wrote: The Startup folder is a system folder and if you delete or rename it, another will be created at next boot. You just need to put the shorcuts back in that folder from the one you moved out of place. I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this did not work. This is the other answer I got: "Rich Barry" wrote: Go to G:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. There should be shortcuts to the programs you want started on bootup. If not you will have to create new shortcuts by rt clicking on the program.exe files and choose send to desktop as shortcut. Then move all the shortcuts into the Startup folder. There was NO Startup folder at that location. Then perhaps your profile is damaged. I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a new "Start-up" folder, but no one replied. So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to other programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs started on the next boot-up. I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS. Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please! Try creating a new user profile with administrative rights. Log into it, and see if the startup folder exists and works. If it does, your existing profile is possibly corrupt and you might consider migrating to the new one. If it doesn't work, it may be that your Windows install is damaged in subtle ways that will be hard to fix - as you are experiencing. I would in that case suggest getting a new drive, making a new XP install, and seeing if that works. If it does, migrate as above. This will let you stop wasting time and get on with using the system. For reference, where I am, 160 gig (and also 250,. 320 and 500 gig drives) are $50. HTH -pk |
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STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!
gnx1 wrote:
I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but no one answered. "gnx1" wrote in message ... Hi. Okay, this is what happened. Somehow I moved my Start-up folder (the one in which you can place programs that will also boot-up when you log on) out of the program list (at the START list) and I ended-up with a duplicate one. So I tried to get rid of the new one -- and ended up with yet another. And so on. I managed somehow to delete what I thought were the extra ones, but the one I have left in the START list doesn't work -- that is, the programs I put in it will NOT load automatically when I sign on. I checked the location of this one remaining "Start-up" folder under Proprieties and it appears to be the same as the original one. But still the programs in it won't load when I start-up. So, how the heck to I get a *WORKING* Start-up folder working in my user-partition. And how do I get rid of any duplicates that might occur -- if I can get a working Start-up folder -- without killing the one that *is* working?! This is one answer I got: "Patrick Keenan" wrote: The Startup folder is a system folder and if you delete or rename it, another will be created at next boot. You just need to put the shorcuts back in that folder from the one you moved out of place. I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this did not work. This is the other answer I got: "Rich Barry" wrote: Go to G:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. There should be shortcuts to the programs you want started on bootup. If not you will have to create new shortcuts by rt clicking on the program.exe files and choose send to desktop as shortcut. Then move all the shortcuts into the Startup folder. There was NO Startup folder at that location. I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a new "Start-up" folder, but no one replied. So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to other programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs started on the next boot-up. I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS. Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please! Maybe. Did you name the folder you made "Start-up" as you wtote or "Startup" as it should be? If not "Startup", go to Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and make one. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!
"dadiOH" wrote: gnx1 wrote: I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS. Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please! --- Maybe. Did you name the folder you made "Start-up" as you wtote or "Startup" as it should be? If not "Startup", go to Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and make one. It is "Startup". I learned that near the start of this mess. There are 3 indiviual profiles on my PC, one rarely used. The "All Users" Startup folder does still work -- as do the Startup folders in the other two profiles. I can use the All Users Startup folder for two of the programs I want to start under my profile -- as the other two profiles also use those -- but the third program -- the Office toolbare -- is one only I use and just screws up the screens for the other two people using the other two profiles. Thanks for trying to help. |
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STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!
gnx1 wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote: gnx1 wrote: I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS. Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please! --- Maybe. Did you name the folder you made "Start-up" as you wtote or "Startup" as it should be? If not "Startup", go to Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and make one. It is "Startup". I learned that near the start of this mess. There are 3 indiviual profiles on my PC, one rarely used. The "All Users" Startup folder does still work -- as do the Startup folders in the other two profiles. I can use the All Users Startup folder for two of the programs I want to start under my profile -- as the other two profiles also use those -- but the third program -- the Office toolbare -- is one only I use and just screws up the screens for the other two people using the other two profiles. There should be a folder named "Start Menu" for each user profile under "Documents and Settings". In each of those folders there should be a folder named "Programs"; in each of those folders there should be a folder named "Startup". Is that what you have? If so, what happens when you put a shortcut to the desired app into the Startup folder under your profile (assure that it is not also in "Startup" under All Users)? -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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