Windows 8 Startup

[RockerGuy]

I tried googling and tried the methods described, but it doesnt work for me. I am trying to get Speedfan and some other programs to load automatically when I booth Win 8. Whats going on?

Here are the instructions I tried:
http://letitknow.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/how-to-start-a-program-automatically-in-windows-8/

I even tried this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/67503-task-create-run-program-startup-log.html

 

[c627627]

Why don't you just place their shortcuts into your Start Menu Startup folder?

Its location is listed in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

then look in the right pane for StartUp folder.

 

[redduc900]

Or you can create a scheduled task w/ Task Scheduler...

How to Create a Task to Run a Program at Startup and Log On in Windows 7 (also applies to Win8)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/67503-task-create-run-program-startup-log.html

Create Scheduled Task in Windows 8
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/6cde20/create-schedule-task-in-windows-8/

 

[RockerGuy]

I've tried all those. I must be doing something wrong, or win 8 just suck!
Back to my quest

 

[c627627]

Is a shortcut that actually launches SpeedFan in your StartUp folder?

Are you sure you know the location of your StarUp folder?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

then look in the right pane for StartUp folder.

 

[RockerGuy]

Is a shortcut that actually launches SpeedFan in your StartUp folder?

Are you sure you know the location of your StarUp folder?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

then look in the right pane for StartUp folder.

Yes a shortcut, that's the problem, right?

 

[c627627]

I was able to replicate this problem under Windows 8 only on my identical quadruple XP-Vista-7-8 boot.


My mouse custom button assignments do not load at startup but they do load when I manually launch the shortcut after booting in.



I will post solution for my system if I find it.

 

[c627627]

I used this program to see the startup situation on my machine:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html



Logitech's SetPoint.exe in my case was of the type: Registry > Machine Run

I delete its entry from the WhatInStartup menu. I then placed a manual working shortcut in the Start Menu StartUp folder and that fixed it. Your problem may be of a different nature, but the same thing just happened to me and that is how I solved it on my Windows 8 install.