Anyone know a program that will load all your OS startup programs?

[smjpl]

I seem to be having the odd issue where drivers crash or something goes wrong. I will notice this because the mouse pointer is flickering and usually windows is only operating in basic mode (not aero mode). If I perform shutdown, I will see everything return to normal before windows fully shuts down and I can press escape top abort the shutdown. This is a really quick fix. Only problem is that all the startup programs have also shut down. Does anyone know of a program that will load all the programs that start when computers is booted up? It would be a simple way to fix driver crashes etc without having to reboot.

[Godlygamer23]

I'm confused. Aren't they already supposed to start up when Windows starts up?

[smjpl]

I'm confused. Aren't they already supposed to start up when Windows starts up?

 

They are but that isn't the issue. Best way to put it is like this:

 

- Something causes drivers (or something) to crash make OS act funnny

- I press 'start' -> 'shutdown'

- Windows closes all programs (including problematic one(s))

- I press cancel before windows actually turns the PC off

- Windows cancels shutdown and resumes normal state (but none of my startup programs are running (as windows shut them down))

- I want to use software that will open all of my startup programs.

- Windows is completely back to normal state without actually shutting the PC down fully

 

Do you get what I am saying?

[Godlygamer23]

Oh. I get it. You want software that you can open that will open the closed programs back up without rebooting. Am I right?

[GoodBytes]

You can't. Because that program would also close. Even if it's a service, Windows kill all of them.
It needs to be a Windows hard coded feature. And then you have the problem with knowing what project was loaded for each program.

 

If you don't believe me, I can make you a program, and you'll see for yourself. :)

[smjpl]

Oh. I get it. You want software that you can open that will open the closed programs back up without rebooting. Am I right?

 

Exactly

[smjpl]

You can't. Because that program would also close. Even if it's a service, Windows kill all of them.

It needs to be a Windows hard coded feature. And then you have the problem with knowing what project was loaded for each program.

 

If you don't believe me, I can make you a program, and you'll see for yourself. :)

 

I am not looking for a program that will perform the shutdown, cancel it and then open everything back up. I can do the shutdown bit myself. Once windows has shut everything down, I cancel it and then I initiate the program that will open everything back up. Can this be done?

 

I can open up the programs individually but I want one that will do it all in one that I would could initiate myself.

[Guest]

Make a batch file with all of your programs' paths like so:

start "" "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe"start "" "C:\Windows\notepad.exe"

[GoodBytes]

I am not looking for a program that will perform the shutdown, cancel it and then open everything back up. I can do the shutdown bit myself. Once windows has shut everything down, I cancel it and then I initiate the program that will open everything back up. Can this be done?

I can open up the programs individually but I want one that will do it all in one that I would could initiate myself.

Yea that is what i meant.

1- Program gets a Windows flag saying that the system shutdown

2- Hold the shutdown process of Windows

3- Get the list of running processes and their path

4- Remove the hold on the shutdown process, and mark the time

5- If after x amount of sec, the program didn't determinate by Windows (meaning you most likely canceled.. 'cause a program can't really know that you canceled the shutdown process)

6- Get the list of running processes

7- Compare the lists

8- execute what doesn't exists on the second list.

Problem with the above, is that if Windows kills my program, then it's all useless.

Second design of the program is:

1- Program gets a Windows flag saying that the system shutdown

2- Hold the shutdown process of Windows

3- Get the list of running processes and their path

4- *SAVE the list on the HDD/SSD

5- Exit

Now, when you run the program again, it will read the list of process, execute everything that is not currently running from that list, and clear that list, and continue to run on the back.

The advantage of this second design, is that if you reboot your computer, it will restore everything back just before the restart.

We can also exclude setup.exe, install.exe, etc... to avoid re-running setups that required restarting your computer.

The downside, is that you will need to run it manually, if you cancel a shutdown. And, unless you close it yourself, it will re-run everything back on the next startup, even if you don't want to.

[smjpl]

Yea that is what i meant.

1- Program gets a Windows flag saying that the system shutdown

2- Hold the shutdown process of Windows

3- Get the list of running processes and their path

4- Remove the hold on the shutdown process, and mark the time

5- If after x amount of sec, the program didn't determinate by Windows (meaning you most likely canceled.. 'cause a program can't really know that you canceled the shutdown process)

6- Get the list of running processes

7- Compare the lists

8- execute what doesn't exists on the second list.

Problem with the above, is that if Windows kills my program, then it's all useless.

Second design of the program is:

1- Program gets a Windows flag saying that the system shutdown

2- Hold the shutdown process of Windows

3- Get the list of running processes and their path

4- *SAVE the list on the HDD/SSD

5- Exit

Now, when you run the program again, it will read the list of process, execute everything that is not currently running from that list, and clear that list, and continue to run on the back.

The advantage of this second design, is that if you reboot your computer, it will restore everything back just before the restart.

We can also exclude setup.exe, install.exe, etc... to avoid re-running setups that required restarting your computer.

The downside, is that you will need to run it manually, if you cancel a shutdown. And, unless you close it yourself, it will re-run everything back on the next startup, even if you don't want to.

 

 I don't need to restore everything that was open before I shutdown the PC. I just need to restore the normal things that load up when I always turn my PC on. Peripherals software, rainmeter, MSI AB, MS Essentials, Sound card software etc.

 

 

Make a batch file with all of your programs' paths like so:

start "" "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe"start "" "C:\Windows\notepad.exe"

 

I am starting to think that it could be something that simple. I didn't know that running a batch file does that. Or does it do that? I am pretty bad when it comes to using computers properly. It was only the other day that I learned to use mklinks /J to move my steam games anywhere I want. There should be a guide to all these really simple things that are so useful.

[Guest]

I am starting to think that it could be something that simple. I didn't know that running a batch file does that. Or does it do that? I am pretty bad when it comes to using computers properly. It was only the other day that I learned to use mklinks /J to move my steam games anywhere I want. There should be a guide to all these really simple things that are so useful.

 

Open up cmd and type "help". ;)

[smjpl]

Open up cmd and type "help". ;)

 

lol. I deserved that one. :lol: I think I will try that.