How to get a program to start up before anything else?

[jgray152]

I have a small program that changes the Start menu to something I like. Unfortunately I need to wait till that program starts up for the start menu to change. Now is there a way to make it have high priority or have it start before everything else?

 

[Grimmjow]

Maybe this can help you:

CPU Priority for Processes - Vista Forums

or

How to Make a Program Start at High Priority (Windows) - wikiHow

cheers

 

[Stargazer]

That's not what he asked. He wants to start the application first, before anything loads.

You can use a program called "StartQ" which you can change the order of your start-up files.

You can get it here:
Start-Q, a Windows Startup Optimizer & Manager

Manual is here:
http://www.start-q.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=5

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello jgray152, welcome to Seven Forums!


If it'll run from the start menu, startup file that may do what you want, r click the startup file to open it.

 

[Stargazer]

I don't think that'll work because the things listed in the registry get's loaded before the start-up menu items. Start-Q should do the trick.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Stargazer, welcome to Seven Forums!



Maybe I'll have a look at that program, are you associated with it?

 

[Stargazer]

No, I'm not associated with it. I do a lot of computer repair work and I have needed to change the start-up order before and it was recommended to me. You can do it manually, but that requires editing the registry and for most people, that would be an undertaking. I found that Start-Q works quite well.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

No, I'm not associated with it. I do a lot of computer repair work and I have needed to change the start-up order before and it was recommended to me. You can do it manually, but that requires editing the registry and for most people, that would be an undertaking. I found this works quite well.

Thanks!

 

[Stargazer]

No prob