autostart

Hello, on my Dell Vostro 3700 with W7 64 I ran the MS autoruns tool to get rid of some autostart programs. I must also have unchecked the box for the service which launches the login box (yes, lesson learned...) Upon booting I now see the Windows screen, but can't login anymore - the login box...

I'm looking for a way or program for Windows XP and Windows 7 that will autostart a program on windows startup and run it minimized. I tried making a shortcut to the Startup folder and program starts in open window again. Specifically i tried Skype and i need the way or program for Skype because...

I have an HP Probook 4530s that the hard disk got corrupted. I cannot find my recovery DVD's so I simply re-installed windows 7 from a retail package (and used my computers product code. That part seemed to have worked fine. Where I am running into a problem is that when the laptop goes into...

I ran across an issue when I booted my computer this morning. One of the tray icons was missing that usually shows and my cursor was spinning non-stop. Not to mention nothing else worked. It was frozen, so I pressed the power button and restarted it that way,Normal, not in safe mode. I'm...

For the past few days when turning on my computer, Sticky Notes automatically opens on startup. It happens within the first two minutes. I have a program called Soluto that I use to turn on or turn off startup programs but it doesn't list sticky notes. I also deleted a registry entry for...

I installed the new IntExp 9 under 64bit Win7. It works but there are some cumbersome handling issues: 1.) When I download a file (by clicking on a link) at the bottom a small in-browser sub-window appears asking me what to do. I have explicitely to click on the "save" button to start the...

Is there any program/setup in windows 7, so it will restart like server 2003 and 2008? I mean if the power went down, and when the power gets back, the computer will start again.

Hey! I am not quite sure where should i post this thread, so i post it here. The problem IS NOT with Windows Media player. WMP works fine! the problem is that it automaticly starts with W7. and that i cannot turn it off. Even when i shut down the process, after 2 sec a new one starts! is...

Hi, Anyone out there using a higher DPI value? I am, and have encountered a problem. First of all, I need relatively large text in all programs, so I have disabled XP-style scaling in the advanced DPI properties dialog. Doing this will make non-DPI-aware applications larger. This works fine...

Hello everyone, I have 2 external harddrives, but windows 7 only works with one of them. Windows XP, Vista and Linux(doesn't matter which distribution) detect and can use both. When I connect the "defect" harddrive with the pc, autostart starts, but it loads for a long time. When I go to...

I am trying to autostart a program with admin privileges using the task scheduler trick outlined here: Make Vista launch UAC restricted programs at startup with Task Scheduler | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com But, I'm running into a problem. The program is Everything Search Engine. When...

i want to have windows media center startup automatically when entering a certain user account. the problem when i set this up by moving the windows media center icon into the startup folder i found that all accounts had windows media center set to startup. how can i get it for only the one...

OK, I give up and now am asking the Gurus:( How do I get a program to automatically start when I start Win7?

The title quite says it. I once opened the narrator out of curiousity and now it starts with every boot. I checked the autostarts and its not in there. So... how do I kill it? Its pretty annoying to hear the lady commenting the windows startup everytime, as its one of the first things being...

All of a sudden when I download programs or program updates, they fail to run and install automatically. Before I would download a program and when it was finished a pop up window would ask me if I wanted to run it. I would click yes and then vista would ask me was I sure, and clicked yes. Then...