Tag Archives: Startup

Mac – Startup – GUI to create and edit plist startup files for launchdeamons

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

Using Lingo version 2.1.1 I am able to use a GUI to create a plist file to allow something to run at a specified time on a Mac.  I tested this on Mac OS 10.8.4 to great a plist file … Continue reading →

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Mac – Add Login items – Startup programs for all user

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

On the mac to have an application start automatically for all users add the application to the file “loginwindow.plist” in /Library/Preferences. An example: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”> <plist version=”1.0″> <dict> <key>AutoLaunchedApplicationDictionary</key> <array> <dict> <key>Hide</key> … Continue reading →

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Mac – Unmounting Windows (or any other) volume at startup

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

To umount a Macintosh volume at start-up (for example the windows bootcamp volume) you can create a startup item … In: /Library/StartupItems Create a directory “Unmount”  in that directory you want to put 2 files: Unmount and StartupParameters.plist   Unmount … Continue reading →

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Windows – Launch program each time you login

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

To start a program each time you log into a windows computer … Create a shortcut to the program on the desktop (find the program in the program files folders and “right-click” on it …) Click on the Windows Start … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 – Startup Items

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Windows 7 – Startup Items Unlike with windows XP that had limited ways of starting programs, in windows 7 there are now many places to check for programs that launch on windows startup.   A reasonably detailed web page that describes … Continue reading →

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