Include a programme in startup for XP Home SP2

[Guest]

Hi,
During startup an icon is placed on the desktop for my internet conection
(Dr SpeedTouch) once the system fully boots I have to click on this icon, and
then click on "start" to start the internet connection.
How can I configure the system to start this programme automatically at
startup, rather than just place the icon on the desktop?
I have looked through previous posts, but the replies seem to refer to XP
professional, and not XP home
Thank you
Joco (London)

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

I think, XP Home has the Startup folder in the Start menu, so you could just
put your link to the program there.
(Start -> All programs -> Startup)

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply, XP Home does have a Startup folder in the Start Menu.
How do I include a shortcut in this folder I have tried drag and drop, but
this just puts the shortcut in the Start folder not the Startup folder

Thanks
Joco (London)

 

[Cooler Dude]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply, XP Home does have a Startup folder in
the Start Menu. How do I include a shortcut in this folder I
have tried drag and drop, but this just puts the shortcut in
the Start folder not the Startup folder

<SNIP>

Start > Programs > Startup
Right-click on Startup and select "Open"
From the top menu bar, File > New > Shortcut
(Or simply drag and drop the icon into this folder).
Close the box.

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply it works fine.
Can you control the order in which the programmes load, when the system is
switched on?
Thanks again
Joco (London)

 

[Cooler Dude]

Not easily as various programs start from various locations and
some programs take longer to load than others.
See posts in this newsgroup thread for detail:-
http://tinyurl.com/23upsz