Rainmeter does not start with windows

reu91 · Post by **reu91** » August 29th, 2011, 12:30 am

I installed the latest beta version (28Aug2011) and I noticed it did not start with windows. I reinstalled it to make sure I had that option checked, made sure a shortcut to Rainmeter.exe was placed in my start menu startup folder and I gave the program administrator privileges. I did not have this problem with earlier versions. Running Windows 7 64-bit.

Post by **jsmorley** » August 29th, 2011, 12:33 am

reu91 wrote:I installed the latest beta version (28Aug2011) and I noticed it did not start with windows. I reinstalled it to make sure I had that option checked, made sure a shortcut to Rainmeter.exe was placed in my start menu startup folder and I gave the program administrator privileges. I did not have this problem with earlier versions. Running Windows 7 64-bit.

I'm betting there is some hidden Rainmeter.exe process stuck in memory. Use TaskManager, and under "Processes" kill any Rainmeter.exe items. Then reboot. Still a problem?

reu91 · Post by **reu91** » August 29th, 2011, 1:03 am

Sadly yes. There was only one rainmeter process running, I killed it and rebooted. All my other on-startup programs seem to work fine.

Post by **jsmorley** » August 29th, 2011, 1:16 am

reu91 wrote:Sadly yes. There was only one rainmeter process running, I killed it and rebooted. All my other on-startup programs seem to work fine.

So after you reboot and run Rainmeter manually it runs fine?

reu91 · Post by **reu91** » August 29th, 2011, 1:38 am

Yes, it runs completely fine but I have to manually open it.

Post by **jsmorley** » August 29th, 2011, 1:43 am

reu91 wrote:Yes, it runs completely fine but I have to manually open it.

This doesn't make sense at all. Almost impossible. Delete the shortcut to Rainmeter in the Startup folder and put a new one there. I hate to say this, but I don't for sure know how familiar you are with Windows, so please be sure you copy Rainmeter.exe from its real home and paste a "shortcut" to it in Startup. If you copy and paste the actual .exe file there, it won't work at all.

reu91 · Post by **reu91** » August 29th, 2011, 2:05 am

Here I posted a screenie if it helps. This is vexing me too.

Post by **smurfier** » August 29th, 2011, 2:07 am

If that doesn't work you can try the Registry method. Look here for instructions.

reu91 · Post by **reu91** » August 29th, 2011, 2:10 am

smurfier wrote:If that doesn't work you can try the Registry method. Look here for instructions.

I could do that but it's like covering a thorn with a bandage instead of pulling it out. I will do that as a last resort but I really want to know what the root of the problem is.

Post by **jsmorley** » August 29th, 2011, 2:14 am

Do the other apps in that "Startup" folder start with Windows ok?

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