I would like to start some programs automatically when I boot up.

Where would I add those in.

Thanx

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Hallo IB!

13.01.2025 09:52, IB Joe schrieb an All:

I would like to start some programs automatically when I boot up.

Where would I add those in.

Thanx

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startup.cmd on your boot hdd right below config.sys

If it doesen't exist; 'echo ..>>startup.cmd'
Remove the two dots while editing. Otherwise you'll get an error of theese dots.

Use full paths, because most of config.sys isn't load to the environment on this early booting stage. Propably you've got to script some timers to launch programs, this depends on your environment.

Bye/2 Torsten

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On 15 Jan 2025, Torsten Bamberg said the following...

startup.cmd on your boot hdd right below config.sys

ew no

open the Startup folder under OS/2 System and the Templates folder there too, and right-click-drag the Program template over to the Startup folder and fill it out for each program you'd like to autostart, including options to start minimized and a host of other things

then download a collection of icons from a mirror of hobbes and set the icons to random things (right-click-drag the icon from the folder it's in to the "Current Icon" box in the properties dialog)

bonus points if you open the Solid Color Palette from the red System Setup toolbox and right-click-drag a color to change the background of the Startup folder to green.. hehe

if you're not going to use this stuff why bother running OS/2 at all? lol

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Hallo Alexander!

14.01.2025 22:42, Alexander Grotewohl schrieb an Torsten Bamberg:

On 15 Jan 2025, Torsten Bamberg said the following...

startup.cmd on your boot hdd right below config.sys

ew no

open the Startup folder under OS/2 System and the Templates folder
there too, and right-click-drag the Program template over to the
Startup folder and fill it out for each program you'd like to
autostart, including options to start minimized and a host of other
things

then download a collection of icons from a mirror of hobbes and set
the icons to random things (right-click-drag the icon from the folder
it's in to the "Current Icon" box in the properties dialog)

bonus points if you open the Solid Color Palette from the red System
Setup toolbox and right-click-drag a color to change the background of
the Startup folder to green.. hehe

if you're not going to use this stuff why bother running OS/2 at all?
lol

Cause OS/2 isn't Win-something at all.

Don't blame me of the thread. I'm not responsible.

As usual; there are different ways to solve a problem or a non functional feature.

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Bye/2 Torsten

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Hi Alexander.

startup.cmd on your boot hdd right below config.sys

ew no

ew yes

if you're not going to use this stuff why bother running OS/2 at all? lol

PM is not needed at all. :)

'Tommi

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16 Jan 25 00:31, Torsten Bamberg wrote to Alexander Grotewohl:

Cause OS/2 isn't Win-something at all.

Indeed. :)

Don't blame me of the thread. I'm not responsible.

As usual; there are different ways to solve a problem or a non
functional feature.

I also prefer \startup.cmd; I can be sure that programs start in correct order. I can also set up delays between them.

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Hallo Tommi!

17.01.2025 15:02, Tommi Koivula schrieb an Torsten Bamberg:

As usual; there are different ways to solve a problem or a non
functional feature.

I also prefer \startup.cmd; I can be sure that programs start in
correct order. I can also set up delays between them.

Me too. Currently I'm working on a 'special' delay tool for startup. Found on github/os2world

'Tommi

Bye/2 Torsten

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On 14 Jan 2025, Alexander Grotewohl said the following...

open the Startup folder under OS/2 System and the Templates folder there too, and right-click-drag the Program template over to the Startup
folder and fill it out for each program you'd like to autostart,
including options to start minimized and a host of other things

Okay something weird happened...

I just want to start VModem, my Mailer and Internet Rex. I right clicked on Vmodem and copied it to the startup folder. I did the same to the cmd files for the mailer and irex and rebooted the machine and the Vmodem program started fine, not minimized but I can work on that... but the mailer and IRex started 2 copies of itself.

:(

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On 22 Jan 2025, IB Joe said the following...

I just want to start VModem, my Mailer and Internet Rex. I right
clicked on Vmodem and copied it to the startup folder. I did the same
to the cmd files for the mailer and irex and rebooted the machine and
the Vmodem program started fine, not minimized but I can work on that... but the mailer and IRex started 2 copies of itself.

this sounds a bit like you shut down the machine while those were running at some point.

try setting:

SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY,REBOOTONLY

in config.sys?

this will also get rid of Warp trying to bring back random folders or command prompts you happened to have running when you shut down

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On 23 Jan 2025, Alexander Grotewohl said the following...

this sounds a bit like you shut down the machine while those were
running at some point.

try setting:

SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY,REBOOTONLY

in config.sys?

I seem to have fixed things.

Thanx

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