Startup is too fast!!!

EBFoxbat · 02-01-2005, 11:27 AM

I have a few programs that run in my tray on startup. Nothing to intensive just so programs I like to have run. One of them requires a live internet connection which I have with cable. However, the program tries to connect to the internet apparently before my computer has gotten its IP from my router. Thus I get DNS errors and stuff.

Is there a way to delay programs that run on startup? I only need it to delay 2 or 3 seconds. Any ideas? Would moving it into the startup folder do any good (right now it's just enable in msconfig)?

EBFoxbat · 02-01-2005, 11:30 AM

BTW google only offers programs that do this... I was hoping to do it with a registry hack or something.

thecommiser · 02-01-2005, 12:39 PM

delete its registry startup entry and put it in the start menu starup folder... that may work

EBFoxbat · 02-01-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thecommiser

delete its registry startup entry and put it in the start menu starup folder... that may work

Didn't work.

wizawuza · 02-01-2005, 01:29 PM

There's a way to run a batch file (*.bat), and in that batch file, delay for a little bit, and then run a program.

Sorry I don't remember the commands off of the top of my head, but it's not very hard.

Ill1 · 02-01-2005, 01:29 PM

Use AutoHotkey, www.autohotkey.com , to create an exe that waits for a said amount of time and then runs whatever program you want. Off the top of my head the script would be something of this nature:

Sleep, 3000 ;wait 3 second
Run, FULL_PATH_TO_PROGRAM_YOU_WANT_TO_RUN

Compile the script and place it in your startup folder. This probably isn't what you were looking for, but it is a solution.

EBFoxbat · 02-01-2005, 02:32 PM

I made a batch file and tossed that in the startup folder

Code:

@ECHO OFF
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait.
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait..
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait...
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait.
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait...
START "gNotify" c:\gmail\gnotify.exe

I wish there was a way to trick the file into thinking that I pressed the enter key.

EBFoxbat · 02-01-2005, 03:50 PM

The SLEEP command won't work unless you download sleep.exe from microsoft.

jcdillin · 02-01-2005, 03:55 PM

why do you need to press the enter key?

jcdillin · 02-01-2005, 04:06 PM

Nevermind, I see your problem, if you make a shortcut to the gmail.exe file and keep in the same folder as the exe and change your batch file to the below it should make the dos window dissapear

Code:

@ECHO OFF
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait.
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait..
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait...
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait.
SLEEP 1
CLS
ECHO Delaying gNotify start up. Please wait...
c:\gmail\gnotify.lnk

MatrixPC · 02-01-2005, 04:06 PM

Ask the 9 finger monkeys

to help you out with a little VB proggy. Shouldn't be that hard (I can do it but will take me a while) for a pro like him.

BTW, but the program in the start up folder will run, but may have problem when returnning from hibernate.

Herb_Davis_Y2K · 02-01-2005, 04:27 PM

Try using this instead of your regular dos box...

http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/

this option is the one i was talking about:
/HID Hides the specified window. Although a hidden window will not be shown on the taskbar, it will still run and may be unhidden later.

EBFoxbat · 02-02-2005, 04:57 PM

The DOS window does dissappear. When gNotify does establish a connection it promps me for a username and password, which are stored by windows. I just have to click OK or hit ENTER if its the active window. I was wishing I could make the batch file hit enter