How to open a program @ Windows log-on?

I want to open LiveMail when I log on so it will be checking email while I go
pour my coffee. I'd prefer to have it open minimized, but I may be asking way
too much.

Ideas?
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Thanks for your time!

The easiest way is to put a shortcut to the program in your Startup
Folder. Edit the shortcut properties to have it start minimized.

John

Sue wrote:
> I want to open LiveMail when I log on so it will be checking email while I go
> pour my coffee. I'd prefer to have it open minimized, but I may be asking way
> too much.
>
> Ideas?

Thanks for your response, but perhaps I didn't do it right - I pinned it to
the startup menu, rebooted, and it didn't open when I logged back on.
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Thanks for your time!


"John John" wrote:

> The easiest way is to put a shortcut to the program in your Startup
> Folder. Edit the shortcut properties to have it start minimized.
>
> John
>
> Sue wrote:
> > I want to open LiveMail when I log on so it will be checking email while I go
> > pour my coffee. I'd prefer to have it open minimized, but I may be asking way
> > too much.
> >
> > Ideas?
>
>

Not pined to the Start Menu, place a shortcut in *your* *Startup*
folder. Your Startup folder is located in your user profile folder at:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your UserName\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

If you want a program to start for all users who log on you can put the
shortcut in the All Users Startup folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

John

Sue wrote:

> Thanks for your response, but perhaps I didn't do it right - I pinned it to
> the startup menu, rebooted, and it didn't open when I logged back on.

"Sue" <Sue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40C7C410-AFA4-4B9B-8234-857B077D485A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your response, but perhaps I didn't do it right - I pinned it
> to
> the startup menu, rebooted, and it didn't open when I logged back on.
> --
> Thanks for your time!
>
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>> The easiest way is to put a shortcut to the program in your Startup
>> Folder. Edit the shortcut properties to have it start minimized.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Sue wrote:
>> > I want to open LiveMail when I log on so it will be checking email
>> > while I go
>> > pour my coffee. I'd prefer to have it open minimized, but I may be
>> > asking way
>> > too much.
>> >
>> > Ideas?
>>
>>

Right click Start and choose Explore. You should see the Startup folder.

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