Pure Laziness

[Defib]

Hello Folks.

Out of shere laziness and nothing other reason I am asking for help here.

Each morning I have to start three different applications on my XP box @ work.

One is a custom written program for us, outlook and an excel spreadsheet.

Is there any way i can write a "bat type file" to run all three at one click.

Im not very script or programming literate.

Looking forward to all input

 

[Azbubu]

6 clicks, really? Shere laziness indeed

 

[Defib]

hahahah ja ja lol

 

[zizo911]

Can you not configure it to start up using the start up manager, so that when you boot your pc, those applications open as well?

 

[CamiKaze]

Or even task manager...You can schedule all your apps.

 

[Dylan_G]

Chuck them all in

C:\Documents and Settings\[User name]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win XP
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win 7

Or try this link

I think the laziness was you not Googling.

 

[TheGuy]

Chuck them all in

C:\Documents and Settings\[User name]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win XP
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win 7

Or try this link

I think the laziness was you not Googling.

+1 Any task required to do more than once is worth automating.

 

[Batista]

echo off
c:\...outlook.exe
c:\..excel.exe
c:\..ie.exe
exit

 

[phiber]

echo off
c:\...outlook.exe
c:\..excel.exe
c:\..ie.exe
exit

Throw that into startup and you don't even need to click it, they will start automatically.

 

[4ftersh0ck]

It's actually 8 clicks. Double click, minimize, double click, minimize, double click.

 

[koeksGHT]

cmd

msconfig

startup options

 

[Mystic Twilight]

1. Have all three as a shortcut on desktop
2. Click and drag select all and hit enter
3. ????
4. PROFIT!!!!!!!

 

[SBSP]

Chuck them all in

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win XP
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - Win 7

Or try this link

I think the laziness was you not Googling.

There i fixed it

 

[Dylan_G]

There i fixed it

My bad !

It was 08:14 and I was feeling a bit... Lazy.

 

[Reelix]

1. Have all three as a shortcut on desktop
2. Click and drag select all and hit enter
3. ????
4. PROFIT!!!!!!!

Heh heh - Awesome solution right there

 

[Swa]

Drag the shortcuts for all 3 into the Startup folder under Programs. Hold Ctrl to make copies instead of moving them. Right click on each of them and select properties. Under Run select minimized and save settings.

 

[Swa]

Or just hibernate.