Refers to booting up a computer.
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I would like to understand why a batch file appeared in flash player folder for no reason and is attempting to run mpch64.exe? [closed]
In continuation to this question (please read for background):
I have now been able to figure out what was running mpchc64.exe at startup eventhough MPC had been completely uninstalled. And now it ...
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Looking for a motherboard or some hardware with built in shutdown/startup scheldule capability
i'm looking to build a computer that will automatically shutdown/startup based on a schedule. I know there are some software options but i cant trust those to keep it running 24/7. I also know that ...
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1answer
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My CPU wont start until I un-plug and re-plug the power cable several times
My CPU wont start until I un-plug and re-plug the power cable several times either from the mains or from the back of the CPU. I have changed the power cable but no go....What might be wrong??
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Windows 8 create share on mounted ISO at startup
I have recently found someone who posted a registry setting that auto mounts an ISO on Windows 8 Pro at start-up.
This is great because it allows me to mount my Office install disc which I can then ...
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1answer
25 views
Getting list of startup application in linux
I want to get list of applications which run at start up using terminal. In windows we can use msconfig.
is there any command i can use to show startup applications?
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How can you change your startup programs in Windows 7?
On start up several programs start up that I would rather not have starting up and I would like to be able to change this while also getting some programs I would like to open on start up to do so.
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1answer
40 views
How run automatically program on startup under linux? [closed]
I'd need a program to be run every time I startup my ubuntu linux.I want use by adding a command to /etc/rc.local.
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1answer
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Do all the scripts that are run in “rc.local” display results on the terminal or do they just run in the background?
Do all the scripts that are run in rc.local display results on the terminal or do they just run in the background?
What if I want the scripts to run before the startup and wait for the user input to ...
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1answer
33 views
Computer Blue Screen then 3 Beeping noises on startup
I have a gateway desktop computer with windows 7
it was off for several months and I just decided to turn it on today
everything was running fine, I tried putting the password for my computer
and ...
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1answer
46 views
how to load ALL startup items before logging in to windows 8 desktop?
I am the only user of my laptop and the only reason i use a password is to prevent theft.
the quirk that i have with logon passwords is that the startup items will only load after i have keyed in ...
0
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1answer
169 views
Outlook 2010 minimize to system tray at startup
I am trying to find out how to start Outlook 2010 minimized to the system tray. There was a .VBS script that someone provided on a different question regarding the same subject. The problem with said ...
1
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2answers
63 views
My Computer Doesn't Start Up
I'm using an Acer Aspire L320(Windows Vista) and have no idea what happened to it! It doesn't start up (no visual on my monitor at all) and although the power button LED light still comes on, the ...
0
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1answer
83 views
How to disable Explorer.exe for given user?
I know the shell registry key to disable it but I don't understand how to disable for specific user. Consider the situation where administrator cannot login user account but want to change user ...
0
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0answers
34 views
Repair Windows 7 Start Disk from a Mac
I have a hard drive from a Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 7 which seems to have a corrupted boot disk that I'm trying to repair. The laptop won't boot (freezes on black screen after Windows ...
2
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1answer
31 views
Run virtual machine at startup
I have a Windows server that runs in a virtual machine on Linux Mint.
I have a command in the "start up apps" to start it when I log in, but I'd like it to start when Linux starts, before anyone logs ...
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Windows 8 pc user login delay
We have windows 8 pc& auto-login is enabled in that pc ( Settings done in registry). It was working till 4 days back without error. But now, only welcome screen is coming at the startup( User ...
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0answers
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Windows 7 hangs on login to one user account only
I get the continuous spinning blue wheel in Windows 7 64-bit when I start up in just one user account and I can't access the task bar nor the Windows Start button. Other accounts don't have this ...
0
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2answers
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How do I launch this .plist file on startup *before* I log in?
I copied the current full .plist file at the bottom of this question.
Right now I have a .plist file that I loaded with launchctl -w load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/local.setgetscreenres.plist to make my ...
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2answers
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Howto start an interactive script at ubuntu startup?
Based on Ubuntu core 12.04, I have prepared a bootable DVD. After booting (to console only), I can login as a user and start a script for installation of an embedded device:
sudo install_script
In ...
2
votes
1answer
61 views
First attempt to play any audio after boot results in 30-second delay
For some time now, my laptop has had an odd problem with sound. The first time I attempt to play any kind of sound after booting the computer, there is a delay of approximately 30 seconds before the ...
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1answer
187 views
Windows 8 Disk Check on startup (chkntfs not working)
in the beggining I would like to mention that I'm REALLY pissed off.
I've spent whole night to fix this and today I must go to work.
So I'm unhappy user of Windows 8
I wanted to check my hard drive ...
0
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0answers
44 views
Autostart multiple screen sessions in Ubuntu Server
I recently set up a Newznab server on Ubuntu Server 12.04 (nothing illegal, just TV shows as I prefer to use XBMC instead of Tivo) and I'm having some trouble at the very final step.
I can run my ...
0
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0answers
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How do I make my ADSL connection a Windows 7 service?
I connect via ADSL (PPPoE I suppose) with Windows 7. Currently I need to connect each time I boot up my computer. The password is already remembered. How can I make the connection happen automatically ...
0
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0answers
51 views
Can I automatically hide a program in the taskbar on startup?
I have a Windows application that I need to run on startup and keep running continually. It spawns a window, and I don't need that window open all the time. Rather than just minimize it, I wanted to ...
0
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0answers
26 views
Java reading a file from ramdisk during startup
I have installed Ubuntu on a CF card on a Alix computer. I configured a lcd4linux and created a RAMdisk (to not kill the CF card by accessing it multiple times).
I installed java which is reading ...
4
votes
1answer
63 views
How to get something to start on next startup only one time in Haiku
I want to make something start up after the next reboot, but only once, and not after any other reboot. Just like your first boot of a Haiku image off a USB stick runs the Installer, and whether you ...
2
votes
1answer
276 views
Long 20 minute startup/boot after Visual Studio Install
Yesterday I wanted to get back into a bit of XNA so I installed Visual Studio 2012 Express Desktop and Visual Studio C# 2010. I also installed the XNA framework (which needs Games for Windows on ...
0
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0answers
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startup repair fails - os drive letter changed
Yesterday my PC gave me somewhat of a heart attack when it prompted a BSOD while I was fiddling around with a midi device selection. Anyway, when I rebooted the system, startup repair showed up and ...
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0answers
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Blank screen after start up logo, fans get loud. Typing this from Safe Mode. I don't have an installation CD. What are my options?
So when my laptop starts up you get to see the "Starting Windows" logo and then the screen goes black indefinitely. There is no loading bar that you usually see. The fans get loud as I assume a lot of ...
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1answer
116 views
How can I force the boot menu to always show up at start up without pressing F10?
I have Visual Studio 2010 installed on Windows 7 on one hard disk and Visual Studio 2012 installed on Windows 7 on another hard disk in the same computer.
When I start up my system, I want the boot ...
0
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2answers
164 views
How can I run a program with Administrator permissions on startup, and minimize to tray?
I like to keep Process Explorer running full-time. I particularly like to use it to display several statistics (e.g.: Usage graphs for CPU, RAM, Network, GPU) in the system tray. However, some of ...
0
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0answers
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HP Pavilion M6 black screen and blinking Caps Lock at startup
I have an HP Pavilion M6. It was working fine until the screen froze; I then shut it down manually. When I turn it back on the "on" (power) light is lit, the Caps Lock indicator light is blinking (in ...
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2answers
694 views
Windows 8 Pro 100% Disk Usage on Startup
I had Windows 7 on this laptop before. This didn't happen. It just goes all the way up to 100% and everythings slow when the real usage is only like 0,8MB/S-1MB/S
What could be wrong? I already did ...
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1answer
806 views
How to prevent Microsoft Lync adding startup entry in Windows?
Microsoft lync makes my laptop boot very slowly and if I disable it from startup, the laptop boots fine and quick. However the issue is, if I start lync again, it puts an entry to startup. So I end up ...
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1answer
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Why can I not get past the HP title page to bios
replaced motherboard on HP dv9700 and when powered up it only goes to the HP page and stops. Anyone got any ideas on where to go next?
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1answer
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NVidia on startup breaks all drivers and the system
Based in friends advice, I've installed Nvidia driver on my system. Instead of improving performance, driver hooked into system startup and breaks the system. What happens:
Any external ...
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1answer
49 views
A bootable usb key prevent system to boot
I'm written a ChromiumOS image on an usb key with the command dd.
When I boot my computer with the usb key plugged, the start-up blocks just after the line describing the cpu, so before I can select ...
0
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1answer
68 views
How do I make a batch file run before logon like chkdsk does?
I made a simple batch file double password security system for my pc that also displays my number I. Case it gets lost. How do I run this in a full screen command prompt right after the boot screen ...
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1answer
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Services manager for Debian to change whether a service starts onboot or not (mysql,apache,networking,network-manager,gdm,xdm,etc)
This question is about finding a GUI or ncurses or whatever services manager for a Debian desktop. Something like this:
Mac example
Windows example
The ideas what it should do
The thing should ...
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1answer
44 views
Python program starting on start-up?
I want to make a python program run on startup and stay running in the backgorund in a manner that would allow me to access it at any time?
I found some articles on how to make it run in the ...
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1answer
42 views
Which place for Commandline on startup
I'm using arch linux and my questions is where is the best place to run a commandline programm on the startup.
I want to do some custom stuff on boottime. Like I want to deactivate my graphic card on ...
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1answer
61 views
msconfig overridden with restart
Several times I have gone to msconfig and unchecked SendIt from automatically starting with boot up. Several times, after a reboot, SendIt starts up and a box shows up. Am I doing something wrong or ...
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1answer
28 views
Upstart scripts causing problems
I like to start little web servers on boot. I've been using upstart, but often my scripts fail, causing important services like sshd to fail to start. What's a safer way to do this?
...
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3answers
24 views
Change operating system on boot up
I'm trying to figure out how to get the menu to change your operating system on computer start up.
I Have windows 7 & I'm trying to install Ubuntu.
0
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0answers
131 views
Scan for hardware changes
In windows 8 PCs, the network will not connect at startup. If we do the "scan for hardware changes" in Device manager, then only network will connect. But the same pc was connecting in windows XP. ...
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1answer
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How do I automatically change my mac address in ubuntu?
Im running ubuntu 12.10, using wicd to connect to the wlan.
I would like my wlan0 mac address changed before it sends anything. I'm willing to use a script if needed.
How do I do this?
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1answer
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prevent auto login on startup windows 7
I know how i can disable auto logon in windows 7 by using netplwiz, but is there a way ( possibly a keyboard combination pressed during startup ) that will prevent autologon only for this one boot?
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Notification area sometimes has invisible icons?
I run Windows 7 64-bit in Boot Camp on an iMac. For some reason, sometimes when I start it up, the notification area icons will be invisible, as seen in this screenshot. In order to fix it, I restart ...
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1answer
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Can't move mouse/keyboard on startup for a few seconds while Windows loads USB devices?
I run Windows 7 in Boot Camp on an iMac. For some reason, sometimes when I start it up, I can't move my mouse (using USB via RF) and my Bluetooth keyboard for about 10–20 seconds while Windows loads ...
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2answers
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Start a process on linux startup
I need to start a process when our linux/unix boxes (These boxes are used as build agents) are starting (ie: after a reboot). We use the following distros:
debian 6
ubuntu 12.something
FreeBSD
...
