How to make Rainmeter autostart at windows startup?

[conansarkar]

I hav installed rainmeter bt it is not starting autometically on windiws startup. each time windows start, i hv 2 click the rainmeter icon to begin. i hav tried putting a shortcut of the rainmeter.ini file into the startup folder in the start menu bt its nt working like tht. at windows startup a dialog screen is showin, 'the rainmeter.ini file in your computer is not found'... somethin like tht. so plz suggest me some steps to overcome this problem. thnx...

[JpsCrazy]

Put a shortcut to Rainmeter.exe in start menu-->Startup, NOT Rainmeter.ini

[maminscris]

Put Rainmeter.exe in start menu-->Startup, NOT Rainmeter.ini

shortcut to rainmeter.exe in start up folder

[JpsCrazy]

Oops! That's what I meant, sorry.

[smurfier]

If you're like me and don't like adding shortcuts to the startup folder in the Start Menu (don't ask why) you can add a simple key to your registry.

Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Create a new String Value, name it Rainmeter and set it's value to the complete path of Rainmeter.exe
i.e.- C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe

If you later wish for Rainmeter not to start up with windows, you can either remove the key or disable the option with MsConfig.

[JpsCrazy]

There's also programs that I'm pretty sure will do it for you.

I use Startup.exe - simple enough.

[wasky1]

tuneup utilities,
norton360
both have startup managers

[conansarkar]

Ok thnx guys... it jus wrkd... by putting the .exe file in the startup folder. thnx a lot, i nevr xpctd this mch fst response...