startup

How to remove program from startup How to add program in startup

In this article we will discuss about the startup option. Windows xp have an inbuilt utility called startup options. This option is useful when you want to launch any program automatically each time you turn on your computer. Having a program start automatically is useful when you use the same program every day and you want to access the program immediately after your computer is turned on.

How to add program in start up?

To add program in startup click on start button and select startup option in all program menu

By default no program is listed in startup so you see it empty

To add any program in startup open the startup dialog box by doing right click on it

Now drag and drop the desired program from the start menu to startup dialog box. For example we want to launch windows media play in startup. Drag media player short cut from the start menu to startup

Now we have added the media player to startup

To test it logout and login again. Media player will launch automatically

How to customize startup options

By default any program added in startup will launch in its default window. You can customize this options by changing the properties of shortcut. For example if we want to launch media player in minimize mode

open start up folder and select media player and do right click and select properties

In properties switch to shortcut tabs and change the default Run options to minimize and click on apply and ok

Next time we you turn on window media player will launch in minimize mode

How to add more program in startup options

Several times many programs do not list in start menu. To add such program in startup right click on start button and open it

Now drag and drop the desire program in startup


How to delete program form startup

To remove any program from startup, open the startup folder and select the program, select delete option from right click

Next time you will not see this program in startup