Make Vista start programs automatically

The article was added by Mitchie Linden at 03/19/2008.

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Make Vista start programs automatically

Many people sit down at a computer, turn it on, and go through the same mechanical process of loading their oft-used programs. Believe it or not, Windows Vista can automate this task. The solution is the Startup folder, found lurking in the Start button’s All Programs menu. When Windows Vista wakes up, it peeks inside that Startup folder. If it finds a program lurking inside, it immediately tosses that program onto the screen.

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To make your favorite programs wake up along with Windows Vista, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button and choose All Programs.

2. Right-click the Start menu’s Startup icon and choose Open.

The Startup icon, which lives in the Start menu’s All Programs area, opens as a folder.

3. Drag and drop any of your favorite programs or files into the Startup folder.

Windows Vista automatically places shortcuts to those programs inside the Startup folder.

4. Close the Startup folder .

Now, whenever you turn on your PC and log onto your user account, Vista automatically loads those programs or files so that they’ll be waiting for you.

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