Vista - How to add program to auto-start

What used to be a simple task in XP is beyond me under Vista.

All I want to do is start Outlook automatically when I logon to Vista

I've been digging around in Software explorer for ages, read the online doc and I cant seem to find any explanation on how to do it.

Can someone please explain a step by step process to simply a program to start automatically when I logon.

TIA

- peteZ

Create a shortcut to Outlook.

Put the shortcut in the "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" directory, where username is your user logon.

steve

"Pete Z" <peteZ@aol.com> wrote in message news:BB06DC6B-D502-4DAE-9B31-C3D501816219@microsoft.com...
What used to be a simple task in XP is beyond me under Vista.

All I want to do is start Outlook automatically when I logon to Vista

I've been digging around in Software explorer for ages, read the online doc and I cant seem to find any explanation on how to do it.

Can someone please explain a step by step process to simply a program to start automatically when I logon.

TIA

- peteZ

Right click the Start Orb, choose "Open All Users". Click the Startup folder
in the left pane. Navigate up to where you have Outlook installed (Typically
Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office xx/Outlook.exe) Right click that exe,
hold down the mouse button, and drag it to the Startup folder located
previously--let go and choose "Create Shortcut Here".

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Maxwell Bluemeanie
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"Pete Z" <peteZ@aol.com> wrote in message
news:BB06DC6B-D502-4DAE-9B31-C3D501816219@microsoft.com...
What used to be a simple task in XP is beyond me under Vista.

All I want to do is start Outlook automatically when I logon to Vista

I've been digging around in Software explorer for ages, read the online doc
and I cant seem to find any explanation on how to do it.

Can someone please explain a step by step process to simply a program to
start automatically when I logon.

TIA

- peteZ

Steve,

Yes - of course, I should have thought that out myself.

For some reason I had the impression that there was a GUI way to do this under Vista

thanks mate.

- peteZ
"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message news:OrLShHXYHHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Create a shortcut to Outlook.

Put the shortcut in the "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" directory, where username is your user logon.

steve

"Pete Z" <peteZ@aol.com> wrote in message news:BB06DC6B-D502-4DAE-9B31-C3D501816219@microsoft.com...
What used to be a simple task in XP is beyond me under Vista.

All I want to do is start Outlook automatically when I logon to Vista

I've been digging around in Software explorer for ages, read the online doc and I cant seem to find any explanation on how to do it.

Can someone please explain a step by step process to simply a program to start automatically when I logon.

TIA

- peteZ

Happy to help.

steve

"Internode News" <peteZ@aol.com> wrote in message news:37129522-8A2B-4293-B3DE-D0D10AD71DB6@microsoft.com...
Steve,

Yes - of course, I should have thought that out myself.

For some reason I had the impression that there was a GUI way to do this under Vista

thanks mate.

- peteZ
"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message news:OrLShHXYHHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Create a shortcut to Outlook.

Put the shortcut in the "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" directory, where username is your user logon.

steve

"Pete Z" <peteZ@aol.com> wrote in message news:BB06DC6B-D502-4DAE-9B31-C3D501816219@microsoft.com...
What used to be a simple task in XP is beyond me under Vista.

All I want to do is start Outlook automatically when I logon to Vista

I've been digging around in Software explorer for ages, read the online doc and I cant seem to find any explanation on how to do it.

Can someone please explain a step by step process to simply a program to start automatically when I logon.

TIA

- peteZ