delaying a start menu item

[Jeremy]

Is there any way to delay (probably by about 10-15
seconds) a startup folder item? I've tried looking around
for some way to do it, but I can't seem to find anything.

ex: P:\folder\someprogram.exe

When I have this, the progam attempts to execute before
the drives are mapped and it gives an error message saying
that it can't find the drive.

When i use UNC in the shortcut

\\server\folder\someprogram.exe

It starts the program before a certain number of services
start that are needed for the program to run.

I am looking to delay the start up of the program for
about 10-15 seconds if all possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Jeremy

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Is there any way to delay (probably by about 10-15
seconds) a startup folder item? I've tried looking around
for some way to do it, but I can't seem to find anything.

ex: P:\folder\someprogram.exe

When I have this, the progam attempts to execute before
the drives are mapped and it gives an error message saying
that it can't find the drive.

When i use UNC in the shortcut

\\server\folder\someprogram.exe

It starts the program before a certain number of services
start that are needed for the program to run.

I am looking to delay the start up of the program for
about 10-15 seconds if all possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Jeremy

Create a minized shortcut to the a batch that contains:

@echo off
@ping -n 16 127.0.0.1>nul
start P:\folder\someprogram.exe

See tips 4630 and 364 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Alexei A. Frounze]

Is there any way to delay (probably by about 10-15
seconds) a startup folder item? I've tried looking around
for some way to do it, but I can't seem to find anything.

ex: P:\folder\someprogram.exe

When I have this, the progam attempts to execute before
the drives are mapped and it gives an error message saying
that it can't find the drive.

When i use UNC in the shortcut

\\server\folder\someprogram.exe

It starts the program before a certain number of services
start that are needed for the program to run.

I am looking to delay the start up of the program for
about 10-15 seconds if all possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

I'd write a program for that in any language possible ranging from Basic to
ASM... Dunno if there's anything that can be used as easily as "dir" in the
command line...

 

[Jeremy]

Thanks for the fix. It worked like a charm! I think it's
definately a round about way of doing things, but it's so
ingenious that it doesn't matter!

BTW, I love your website. It has now become a favorite
place for a young and budding IT professional!

Thanks again!

Jeremy