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Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 04:03 AM

I'd like to know how to add Winamp to the startup items.
It's not an option in msconfig so is there a registry value or somthing i need to add?

RE: Winamp as Startup by Mnjul on 07-14-2004 at 04:05 AM

Why don't you just drag its shortcut to Start Menu\Programs\Startup ? Then it doesn't involve adding registry :)

RE: Winamp as Startup by surfichris on 07-14-2004 at 04:09 AM

Right click winamp -> Options -> Preferences

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RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 04:13 AM

Mnjul- I just restared and it didnt work

Note that im using WinME not XP.

Chris- I dont understand, theres no option there for a startup item only to startup when audio cd is inserted, im talking about when u boot up windows.

RE: Winamp as Startup by -dt- on 07-14-2004 at 07:16 AM

yea the agent boots up when you start windows thats what chris is talking about

RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 07:37 AM

Yeah thats only the system tray icon i mean i want the whole program to start so i dun hav 2 click anything

RE: Winamp as Startup by -dt- on 07-14-2004 at 08:26 AM

code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"winamp"="C:\\Program Files\\winamp\\winamp.exe"
copy and paste this into notepad and change the path of winamp to where u installed it and save as a .reg then open it
RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 09:57 AM

Cannot Import C:\PROFILES\USER\MYDOCU~1\WINAMP.REG:
The specified file is not a registry script.
You can only import registry files.

RE: Winamp as Startup by chris on 07-14-2004 at 10:33 AM

Try this

code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Winamp"="C:\\Program Files\\Winamp\\winamp.exe"
Its the same as what is attached .reg file what -dt- posted showed that winamp folder as "Program Files\winamp" but for me its "Program Files\Winamp" Hope this works for you. But if you know how to copy and past a shortcut from ur start menu it woudl be better go to "Start|Programs|Winamp" then right click Winamp and click copy then go to "Start|Programs|Startup" Thrn right click the Startup folder and click past and that would work also
RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 10:48 AM

that registry file said the same thing. Dragging it to the startup folder didnt work when i did it before

RE: Winamp as Startup by -dt- on 07-14-2004 at 11:06 AM

ok try

code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 4.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"winamp"="C:\\Program Files\\winamp\\winamp.exe"
that should work for windows m.e cause i dont think windows me uses reg edit 5.00 but im not sure if that dosnt work i dont know
RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 11:09 AM

Nope that didnt work
in the registry editor it dosnt say the version and i looked around for a Startup folder but there wasnt one

RE: Winamp as Startup by Pyroteq on 07-18-2004 at 04:02 AM

Nevermind this thread can be closed i have found a program- MeTweak Gold edition which has a startup utility.

RE: Winamp as Startup by CookieRevised on 07-18-2004 at 09:22 AM

-dt-, chris, Scone... WinME uses registry version 4 and that is:

code:
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"winamp"="C:\\Program Files\\winamp\\winamp.exe"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 is only used in NT-based Windows like XP, Windows Server 2003, etc... And this version 5 CAN read version 4 registry files, but version 4 can NOT read version 5 registry files...

So, this is also a tip for when you want to export your registry files (to include in the plugin setup or something), export them to version 4 registry files, so that people which use WinME etc, also can use them!!!



PS:
quote:
Originally posted by Scone
Mnjul- I just restared and it didnt work
Note that im using WinME not XP.
Putting winamp (or any other thing for that matter) in your startup folder does work on all Windows versions....