Refers to booting up a computer.
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Painfully long delay before BIOS POST
My system specs are:
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Motherboard: ASUS P5g41t-m LX
GPU: Nvidia 9500 GT
HDD1: WD 500 GB SATA
HDD2: WD 500 GB SATA
Optical drive: Samsung DVD RW
Power Supply: Some unbranded one ...
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5answers
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How do I manage what programs startup in Windows 8?
There's a nifty new tab in the 'Task Manager' called 'Starup' where I can manage the program that run at startup.
BUT... It doesn't show all of the application that run at startup:
Some of the ...
10
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1answer
1k views
Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8
Well Windows 8 has no Start Menu anymore and the startup folder has disappeared also.
Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro?
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1answer
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Computer won't start up. Stuck on Lenovo splash screen. Help Diagnose
I have some (I'm not sure exactly what model) Lenovo 21" IdeaCentre. Honestly, the computer works off and on. I have had problems with it not being able to shutdown, which I fixed. The fan seems to be ...
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1answer
87 views
Reasons for a computer refusing to turn on for a moment of time
Had a bit of a scare the yesterday. Was going to install a new hard drive, which I figured was simple enough. Plugged it in and turned on the computer. The computer turned on... for a about a ...
1
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3answers
147 views
Script that runs as a user at boot time
In windows server, I would like to start applications when the machine boots up that would be running when I remote log-in using terminal services. Is this possible? I specifically need it to start ...
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0answers
133 views
Restore windows 7 image from USB (without cd rom)
I am having hard time in restoring windows 7 image to my new SSD. I do not have Cd/dvd drive. I have made bootable windows 7 usb and when I try to restore image from startup repair it asks me to put ...
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1answer
70 views
If I change all automaic statup services to manual then at the time of need does the main software will start those manual setted services?
Suppose I change the VMware authorization,VMware DHCP ,VMware NAT etc autostart services to manual start; Does starting the VMware Workstation will then start those services automatically?
Or, I have ...
6
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4answers
227 views
Selected wrong OS from bootloader settings and now can't do anything
I'm trying to help a friend out with an urgent issue he is having.
He has two Windows 7 installations when he was starting up his computer so the bootloader menu was making him select an OS every ...
1
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1answer
132 views
Unable to Change NT Service Startup Type
I installed Oracle recently on my Windows 7 laptop, and would like to change the services to startup manually (rather than automatically) because they use something like 1GB of ram. I'm unable to ...
3
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1answer
74 views
Create a new user at startup in Fedora Linux
I have this virtual machine with Fedora KDE. I want to distribute it but without any default user, except the root of course or another skeleton one. In the first run the person that runs it should ...
0
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0answers
544 views
Adobe Premier Pro CS6 crashes at startup
I installed Adobe Premier Pro CS6 on Macbook Pro running 10.6.8 and keep getting error message (see screenshot). I have installed several other CS6 apps and they all worked, or worked after installing ...
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3answers
2k views
How to get rid of hao123 startpage in Firefox
I have installed an app and that app has set my Firefox start page at hao123.com.
I searched my programs I found that baidu toolbar was installed to the Firefox without my permission
I have ...
1
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2answers
1k views
windows can't startup error 0x490
My workstation has run into a windows startup problem and I would really appreciate any sort of help.
1.When i start windows it goes till the splash screen and then I see the blue screen for a ...
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0answers
71 views
Why does %ProgramFiles% not work in startup paths?
A program (allowing me to zoom with my trackpad) ran at startup on my computer. Then I disabled it through Administrative Tools > System Configuration > Startup. When I re-enabled it that same way it ...
2
votes
1answer
122 views
Windows 7 Startup fails after installation
I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate a week ago. Yesterday I've noticed that the SP1 update is available. After installation of SP1 the computer failed to start, and had shown a black screen. I ...
0
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1answer
695 views
Beep codes for late 2009 iMac
My iMac beeps on startup. Does anyone know the beep codes?
I never actually knew what the beeps were, until I read "How do I reset the time on my computer without turning it on?".
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2answers
94 views
Monitor windows startup process
My win7 starts up pretty slow lately.
I think it's some kind of malware, but my antivirus software doesn't pick up anything.
How could i monitor the startup processes myself? It seems to me like ...
2
votes
2answers
175 views
Disable ability to add startup items in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a tool like StartupMonitor for Windows 7?
Note: This is not the question "How to disable startup items" because the simple answer is: "Use msconfig".
Now as ...
0
votes
1answer
32 views
How to log in to account on startup?
I have 2 accounts. How would I go about automatically logging in to one of the accounts when I start the computer up? So, it would not give the user the option to log into the other account right ...
11
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3answers
671 views
Is there a way to make Windows 8 delay loading the start screen until all startup programs have loaded?
Currently Windows 8 will get to the start screen a good 10-15 seconds before my startup programs have loaded. Since these include my touchpad driver as well as a gamma correction program, I would ...
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1answer
97 views
Soundtest works, but no other sounds and windows starts very slowly
So suddenly all sounds on my computer stopped working expect the sound test works, but when I go to control panel and audio it says there's no audio device. And audio players and audio on website ...
0
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1answer
3k views
How to fix SDTray.exe error?
I am using Windows 7 Home Premium and on start up of Windows I am getting the following error:
SDTray.exe - System Error
The program can't start because vclie150.bpl is missing from your
...
3
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2answers
1k views
Run Metro application on startup?
I want to know where the Metro applications (Mail, People, Messages, ...) executable file path is.
Also, how can I run Mail application when my PC starts?
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1answer
129 views
run a program on logon screen
Is it possible? I want to autostart an exe program as soon windows starts and the Login Screen is there? Can someone please provide me steps to add program to startup?
I can add a program to startup ...
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vote
3answers
299 views
What would cause a CMD window to open after windows starts?
As of the past few weeks, when I start windows, A CMD window opens and stays open after all the programs and applications launch. I have just been exiting or closing the box, but I have been wondering ...
1
vote
1answer
193 views
Understanding init script faults with sysctl
I made my own init script for starting a Mono web application within mod-mono-server2 container (I didn't use AutoHosting, I'm aware of it).
When I had openSUSE 11.4 with init I was able to read on ...
7
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2answers
392 views
Is there a tool like StartupMonitor for Windows 7?
I used to have a great tool called StartupMonitor on Windows XP which informed me about every attempt of programs (or myself) to modify startup entries. Is there a similar tool for Windows 7 which ...
0
votes
1answer
95 views
How to remove Oracle and Adobe updaters from autostart?
Just because I use Java, Flash and the Acrobat Reader doesn't mean I want to be nagged about new updates every time I just want to do something actually productive... There are no registry keys like ...
1
vote
3answers
1k views
Start VirtualBox Headless VM On Boot
I am running two VirtualBox headless VMs on an Ubuntu 12.04 host. I would like these VMs to start automatically when the system boots.
I have two crontab entries set like this (under the user which ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
Computer shutsdowns when trying to boot
I have an IBM ThinkCentre, and I was talking to someone on Skype when it suddenly just shutoff. When I rebooted it asked me to start windows normally or in safe mode, but as soon I choose an option ...
0
votes
2answers
293 views
Defragment Everything at Boot Time
Is there any defrag tool which defrags every fragmented file at boot time? So far, all of the tools I have seen only defragment the page file, MFT and system files at boot time.
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votes
4answers
94 views
How can I find out which services are most important to start at Windows login?
I'm not an expert. In Windows' service manager there are 290 entries for various programs I have installed and many of them auto start at Windows login.
Which of those are most important to be left ...
2
votes
0answers
112 views
Lenovo ideaPad s10-2 - Boot.ini numproc
I'm using a Lenovo ideaPad s10-2 with Windows XP Home.
What is the default value of numproc under Boot.ini? (run >msconfig >boot.ini)
Thanks.
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3answers
1k views
Start Outlook automatically in tray
Is there a way to start up Outlook automatically on login, but minimised to system tray (notification area)? I don’t want my inbox showed in my face when I start my PC, only a discrete notification ...
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votes
0answers
157 views
Emachine E355 Netbook - Starts only after disconnecting batterry for sometime
My Netbook is Emachine E355, it has a strange problem.
When i shut down and later want to start it. Its indicators blinks blue but the screen remains dark and continues like it.
If I have to make ...
1
vote
1answer
3k views
Can't access BIOS
I have an ASUS P8H77-V motherboard, and I can't access the BIOS on startup. My operating system loads just fine, and the motherboard splash screen does appear. But when I press delete the BIOS won't ...
2
votes
1answer
808 views
How can I run script when I start up my Linux machine?
I would like to run the python script, when I startup the Linux machine. How can I do so? I don't need the user to login the OS to start the script. (The user is password protected.)
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votes
1answer
1k views
Can I set a delay on startup programs that are shown on Windows 8 Task Manager?
Microsoft created a new feature on Windows 8 that allow users to manage startup programs on Windows Task Manager:
We can Disable or Enable programs that Windows show us that are having "High" ...
0
votes
1answer
253 views
Run registry key Windows 7 x64
I'm trying to run a script on start-up using:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Reg_SZ:"C:\Temp\File.bat"
It works fine on X32, but not on x64. Is there maybe a policy locking ...
0
votes
0answers
96 views
Boot directly into application when power is cut
I have an application that I replaced the windows shell with so that windows would boot directly into the app instead of loading the desktop. After doing some testing I found that windows doesn't boot ...
3
votes
2answers
3k views
Windows 8 Run script on startup
Recently installed the Win8 RTM on my MacBook air and made a short AutoHotkey script to reverse the scrolling to be like MacOSX Lion.
My question is... how do you run a script at startup on Windows ...
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0answers
552 views
Why isn't my Windows 7 x64 laptop hibernating properly?
Usually when I put my Windows 7 x64 Acer TravelMate 5520 laptop into hibernation nowadays, it starts back up in this screen:
Text in picture:
Windows did not shut down successfully. If this ...
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votes
1answer
246 views
How do I fix a Windows 7 that fails just before showing the login screen?
The laptop won't start after trying to install a virtual machine. It will show the windows logo and fails just before showing the logon screen? How do I fix this.
EDIT:
My computer gives me the ...
2
votes
1answer
376 views
Why does my powershell startup/shutdown script execute from “C:\” but not from “C:\Program Files”
I have created a powershell script I would like run at shutdown, and when I add it using gpedit.msc it executes exactly the way I would like.
However, I want to move it from C:\xyz.ps1 to C:\Program ...
0
votes
0answers
80 views
msirjh32.dll could not be found on startup
Every time I start my PC, I get this error message:
There was a problem starting msirjh32.dll
The specified module could not be found.
It does this every time I start, and it's been ...
0
votes
2answers
182 views
How can I write a startup script for OSX?
I'm unfamiliar with how this works with OSX. I just want a script to run whenever the OS loads up. Simple script to restart my servers via python. There's about 4 of them. So how do I run commands ...
2
votes
4answers
648 views
how do i run a script 5mn after startup?
I have severals RoR websites running on my webserver and I need to run a ruby script at startup.
So, I puted a bash script in /etc/init.d witch call a ruby process.
Unfortunatly that ruby process ...
5
votes
1answer
2k views
Thinkpad T60 does not turn on
When I plug in the charge, the battery symbol and the charge symbol will light up green.
Then, when I try to press the power button, the lights turn off and nothing happens.
After this, the only ...
2
votes
2answers
858 views
How can I disable checking the NTFS file system when booting the system?
Windows Vista SP2 and Win7:
After the BIOS gets done posting, CHKNTFS checks the NTFS file system before proceeding to login. I would like to disable CHKNTFS, as this makes the boot process very ...
