STILL Need Help: Start-up Folder Won't Start!

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gnx1

I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but no one
answered.

This is one answer I got:

Patrick Keenan said:
The Startup folder is a system folder and if you delete or rename it,
another will be created at next boot. You just need to put the shorcuts
back in that folder from the one you moved out of place.

I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this did
not work.

This is the other answer I got:


There was NO Startup folder at that location.

I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a new
"Start-up" folder, but no one replied.

So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to other
programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs started on the
next boot-up.

I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts
back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS.

Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please!
 
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Patrick Keenan

gnx1 said:
I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but no one
answered.


This is one answer I got:



I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this did
not work.

This is the other answer I got:



There was NO Startup folder at that location.

Then perhaps your profile is damaged.
I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a new
"Start-up" folder, but no one replied.

So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to other
programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs started on
the
next boot-up.

I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various shortcuts
back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and NOTHING WORKS.

Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please!

Try creating a new user profile with administrative rights. Log into it,
and see if the startup folder exists and works. If it does, your existing
profile is possibly corrupt and you might consider migrating to the new one.

If it doesn't work, it may be that your Windows install is damaged in subtle
ways that will be hard to fix - as you are experiencing. I would in that
case suggest getting a new drive, making a new XP install, and seeing if
that works. If it does, migrate as above.

This will let you stop wasting time and get on with using the system.

For reference, where I am, 160 gig (and also 250,. 320 and 500 gig drives)
are $50.

HTH
-pk
 
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dadiOH

gnx1 said:
I posted that I still needed help in my original subject thread, but
no one answered.


This is one answer I got:



I had already tried this as I explained in my original post, and this
did not work.

This is the other answer I got:



There was NO Startup folder at that location.

I asked about a week ago what I should do next, if I should create a
new "Start-up" folder, but no one replied.

So I tried creating a new "Start-up" and put the new shortcuts (to
other programs) in it, but this did not work. None of the programs
started on the next boot-up.

I've tried this in different ways, drag this folder and various
shortcuts back and forth between this folder and my Start menu -- and
NOTHING WORKS.

Does anyone know HOW I can SOLVE this, please!

Maybe. Did you name the folder you made "Start-up" as you wtote or
"Startup" as it should be? If not "Startup", go to Documents and
Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and make one.

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dadiOH
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gnx1

It is "Startup". I learned that near the start of this mess.

There are 3 indiviual profiles on my PC, one rarely used. The "All Users"
Startup folder does still work -- as do the Startup folders in the other two
profiles.

I can use the All Users Startup folder for two of the programs I want to
start under my profile -- as the other two profiles also use those -- but the
third program -- the Office toolbare -- is one only I use and just screws up
the screens for the other two people using the other two profiles.

Thanks for trying to help.
 
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dadiOH

gnx1 said:
It is "Startup". I learned that near the start of this mess.

There are 3 indiviual profiles on my PC, one rarely used. The "All
Users" Startup folder does still work -- as do the Startup folders in
the other two profiles.

I can use the All Users Startup folder for two of the programs I want
to start under my profile -- as the other two profiles also use those
-- but the third program -- the Office toolbare -- is one only I use
and just screws up the screens for the other two people using the
other two profiles.

There should be a folder named "Start Menu" for each user profile under
"Documents and Settings". In each of those folders there should be a folder
named "Programs"; in each of those folders there should be a folder named
"Startup".

Is that what you have? If so, what happens when you put a shortcut to the
desired app into the Startup folder under your profile (assure that it is
not also in "Startup" under All Users)?


--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 

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