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by argentosw

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I have certain programs start up automatically when I boot and these are in the startup folder. However the order in which they appear in the startup folder is not the order in which they open. EG I like a shortcut folder to open first,then windows explorer then outlook and this is the order they appear in in the startup folder and then I like them to appear in that order on the start bar. However Explorer opens first and then the shortcut folder then outlook so it is out of sequence. Is there any reason for this? Do some programs have a higher priority than others when they start up? Can I change the order any other way? I am using NT4 with office 2000. Thanks

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by thechas

I've noticed that many programs that run at startup open in a semi-random pattern that may change when new hardware or software is installed.

The simplest thing to try is to move the shortcuts from the startup folder to the RUN key in the registry.

If that does not succeed, then your best option would be to write a script that opens the programs in the order desired, and place a link to the script in the startup folder.

Chas

by hjs

If I were your IT dept. I would discourage you doing this at all. Having programs auto start is just not a very good thing to do. If you want them to open in order then just wait until it boots to the desktop and open them anyway you want. A couple of mouse clicks isn't going to kill you is it? I have seen hundreds ( yes hundreds ) of machines that have outlook autostart and without fail every once and a while they will lock up at boot. It just isn't a good thing to do.

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