Occasional Program Startup Failure?

[Tom]

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Hello,



I have a VB program that needs to run all the time on Windows 2000 (but not
as a service). I have added it to the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"



However, the once and a while the program fails to start and it causes a lot
of problems for my users. I wonder if there is a better way of starting the
app on Win 2000.



Note: It can not be run as a service.



Any help is greatly appreciated,

Tom

 

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:13:17 -0500, "Tom" <tom@killspam.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>
>
>I have a VB program that needs to run all the time on Windows 2000 (but not
>as a service). I have added it to the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\All
>Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
>
>
>
>However, the once and a while the program fails to start and it causes a lot
>of problems for my users. I wonder if there is a better way of starting the
>app on Win 2000.
>
>
>
>Note: It can not be run as a service.
>
>
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated,
>
>Tom
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
There are other ways to start the program, but you must first answer the question:
Why does it occassionally fail?

See tip 16 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com for where programs start from.

You could probably start it in a logon script, using the start command (tip 364)


Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

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"Tom" <tom@killspam.com> wrote in message
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| Hello,
|
|
|
| I have a VB program that needs to run all the time on Windows 2000 (but
not
| as a service). I have added it to the folder "C:\Documents and
Settings\All
| Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
|
|
|
| However, the once and a while the program fails to start and it causes a
lot
| of problems for my users. I wonder if there is a better way of starting
the
| app on Win 2000.
|
|
|
| Note: It can not be run as a service.
|
|
|
| Any help is greatly appreciated,
|
| Tom
|
|
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