Enable .exe to run at startup - Super User most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-21T10:44:36Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/63326 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/63326/enable-exe-to-run-at-startup 0 Enable .exe to run at startup nrhine1 http://superuser.com/users/16130 2009-10-30T21:55:11Z 2009-10-30T22:04:06Z <p>I use GmailNotifierPlus for mail notifications, and I currently have to click the icon every time my computer starts to start it. How do you enable the .exe to run at startup?</p> <p>thanks </p> http://superuser.com/questions/63326/enable-exe-to-run-at-startup/63327#63327 1 Answer by sYnfo for Enable .exe to run at startup sYnfo http://superuser.com/users/9056 2009-10-30T21:57:17Z 2009-10-30T22:04:06Z <p><strong>Add a Link to the Startup Folder</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Click the Windows "Start" button and select "All Programs." Right-click the "Startup" folder in the menu and select "Open All Users." This option opens the folder for all users on the computer. Choose "Explore" to open the folder for the currently logged-in user only.</p> <p>Right-click the folder or file you want started when the computer boots. Select "Copy Shortcut" from the menu.</p> <p>Right-click any white space in the "Startup" folder opened in Step 1. Select "Paste" from the menu list. The program will now open the next time you start the computer.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Change Current Startup Programs</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Click the Windows "Start" button and type "msconfig" in the search textbox. This opens the System Configuration console.</p> <p>Click the "Startup" tab. This gives you a view of all the programs installed as a startup option on your computer.</p> <p>Check boxes of the applications you want to start when you boot the computer. For programs you no longer want to start, clear the checkbox.</p> <p>Click "Apply" and close the configuration window. A popup window asks if you want to reboot the computer. Click "Restart" to reboot the computer and save the changes.</p> </blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how%5F5215115%5Fchange-startup-programs-windows.html" rel="nofollow">Source</a></em></p>