How to launch an application on every login

So, every time you log into your windows account, you launch your favourite application. But isn’t it boring that you’ve to launch the application everytime you log in. After all it’s a computer, this process should be computerized [automated]. So lets see how this process can be automated.


In all the versions of Windows (I can remember back as far as Windows 95) there is a startup folder, where we can put the file or a shortcut to the file that we wish to launch on every login into windows.

To access the startup folder:

• Click on Start button (on left bottom usually)



• Place your mouse pointer on Programs (All Programs in Windows XP, or there is the list of Programs in Windows Vista)
  



• When the menu pops up, place your mouse pointer on Startup (DON’T CLICK). You may need to scroll in Windows Vista or click on those two down arrows in Windows XP.
  



• Right-click on the startup folder, you will get the context menu.
  



• Now, there are two options to open the startup folder, ‘Open’ and ‘Open all users’
  



• If you wish to launch the application only when you logs in, choose ‘Open’, but if you wish that the application should be launched for all the users, whoever logs in, select ‘Open all users’
  



• Place your application here by copy/paste or move. If you want to create a shortcut, you can create a shortcut as well.
  



• Viola, its done.

So the next time you logs into windows, your favourite application will be launched.


Manish Dalal
http://www.hindieditor.com/