Automatically Launching Application After Logon

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Tom Bombadill - 31 Aug 2005 05:07 GMT

Hi,

The machine in question is in an unsupervised, Kiosk type environement. The
computer is a stand-alone XP pro. It reboots itself once a day. The OS
automatically logs on a user with limited permissions after each reboot. I
have put a shortcut of the application in the Startup folder of the user. So
far, so good...

The problem:
The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine
(MSDE). It sometimes happens that the SQL services have not had enough time
to initialize before the App is launched. So it fails.

How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized?

All I need is about 30 secs. Can I insert a wait period? Can I slave it to
SQL?

Thanks for your input,

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SteveWhiz - 31 Aug 2005 05:26 GMT

Setting the program access and defaults will do it. In Run type:
%SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe appwiz.cpl,,3.

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Tom Bombadill - 31 Aug 2005 07:36 GMT

Hi Steve,

I went into the Programs Access and Defaults configuration page, but I
didn't find any relevant settings to delay the launch of this application.
Nothing under the Custom or any other button that allowed me to do that.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

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David Candy - 31 Aug 2005 10:30 GMT

Sleep.exe: Batch File Wait
Overview | Syntax | Examples | Related Tools Open Command Prompt

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Batch File Wait (Sleep) is a command-line tool that causes the computer to wait for a specified amount of time.

Corresponding Operating System Features
The operating system provides no GUI functionality that corresponds to this tool.

Concepts
You can use batch files, which are also called batch programs or shell scripts, to simplify routine or repetitive tasks. A batch file is an ASCII (unformatted text) file that contains one or more operating system commands. When you type the file name at the command prompt, or when the batch program is run from another program, the commands are run sequentially as they appear in the file. The file name of a batch program has a .cmd or .bat extension. For more information about batch files and shell scripting, see Using batch files (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=13963) on the Microsoft TechNet Web site.

System Requirements
The following are the system requirements for Sleep:

a.. Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 operating system
File Required
a.. Sleep.exe

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b
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