So those are two simple ways to add startup programs to Windows XP! If you have any questions, post a comment here and I’ll try to help. Go ahead and restart your computer and the program should load just fine. Now you task will show up in the list of scheduled tasks. The startup folder path for all users is C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartUp. Make sure you enter a password, otherwise the task will not run.Ĭlick Next and click Finish.

You can also choose When my computer starts, but that will mean it could load before you even log into Windows.Ĭlick Next and then enter the password for your Administrator account.

In our case, we will choose When I log on. A list comes up automatically, but you can also click Browse and choose one specifically.Ĭlick Next and then choose when you want it to run. The first thing you have to do is choose the program you want to run at startup. To identify the Programentries in the Startup tab and get rid of the entries, proceed as follows: Open Task Manager. Go to Start, then Control Panel and click on Scheduled Tasks.Ĭlick on Add Scheduled Task to create a new task. The second way you can add a program to startup in Windows XP is to create a scheduled task that runs the program. That’s it! Now restart your computer and you’ll see that the program will automatically start up once you log into Windows! Pretty easy eh! Creating a Scheduled Task

Now just take that newly created shortcut and copy and paste it into the Startup folder.

Windows startup program