(PeteCresswell) said:
Got an itty-bitty laptop.
When I log in to it, whatever supplies the wireless functionality
is close to the last thing to start up.
Is there any way to make it start sooner so I don't have to wait
to access local LAN stuff?
Probably not, unless you are using a 3rd-party utility supplied by your
laptop mfr or wifi adapter mfr to control your wireless adapter and that
utility is in your Startup folder or in one of the registry start keys.
In that case, let Windows control the adapter: services (e.g.,
Wireless Zero Configuration) are started at the beginning of the startup
sequence:
1.HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\BootExecute
2.Services are started
3.User (some) enters a password to logon to the system
4.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit
5.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell
Programs for ALL USERS keys start next:
6.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
7.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
8.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
9.HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunEx
Programs in CURRENT USER keys start next:
10.HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
11.HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
12.HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
13.HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunEx
14.Programs in STARTUP FOLDER(S) are started last of all
