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Running Programs in Startup vs Scheduled Tasks
Name: Renaissance Man Date: January 9, 2001 at 11:47:45 Pacific
Comment:
What's the difference between putting a program I want run at startup in the STARTUP folder, and putting it in SCHEDULED TASKS, and having it run at system startup?
Name: Eric Date: January 9, 2001 at 12:13:19 Pacific
Reply:
Startup executes the program only when you boot your computer. When it is a scheduled task, you can run it whenever you want.
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Response Number 2
Name: Renaissance Man Date: January 10, 2001 at 07:48:34 Pacific
Reply:
That does not answer the question. If the scheduled task is scheduled to run at system startup, does that differ in any way from putting the same item in the startup menu?
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