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    Acrotray.exe / Acrodist - how to start with windows?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by fonduekid, Aug 10, 2008.

  1. fonduekid

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    Hi People,

    Can some please tell me how to start these two automatically with windows?

    I checked the startup prog' in "msconfig" and I see only the adobe reader, which is checked btw to start automatically.

    I remember seeing acrotray / acrodist there but now I cannot see it anymore (I think I may have turned it off to not start with windows, though I am not sure)..

    I was printing a pdf now, and first got an error saying the service is not running and click 'retry' to start it and I did, and then it started up and the pdf print went on well..

    Now I wanna know if there is anyway to have these two starting automatically with windows. Can some one please let me know. Thanks a lot in advance.

    PS., for the adobe haters > please dont post any comments like "dump adobe, its a resource hog, get a free pdf reader / writer / converter" and so on... :) Thanks but no. I have been using Adobe reader n acrobat professional for like 7 or 8 years now, and I have no problems and I have a pretty decent, powerful machine :)

    Of course if u have any ideas / solutions for my questions, please let me know. Thanks for that. but no hate / "change to something else" comments please. :) :)

    Cheers.
     
    fonduekid, Aug 10, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    drag and drop it into the startup folder in the start menu :confused:
     
    Harper2.0, Aug 10, 2008
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  3. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Thats it?!?!? :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

    Let me see..

    Edit: Oh yeah... yeah. Now its there.. :D :rolleyes:
     
    fonduekid, Aug 10, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    Yep. Simple solutions are always handy :)
     
    Harper2.0, Aug 10, 2008
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    Thanks Mate.... :)

    But still why did it go away in the first place? I remember having it in the startup for a while.. is it because I manually disabled it in startup within msconfig?
     
    fonduekid, Aug 10, 2008
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    If I'm not mistaken, Registry startup values & data are moved into a different key (Run-) when disabled with msconfig. Start Menu items just go... away.
     
    oldgraygeek, Aug 10, 2008
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