How to auto-run Media Player on startup

Lopéz · 8 Jan 2008 at 20:52

Is there any way of getting Media Player to automatically run and play from a playlist as soon as the Windows starts?

The machine in question would have no keyboard, monitor, mouse etc - hence the need for automatic startup and play.

Any programmes capable of doing this?

MarcLister · 8 Jan 2008 at 20:55

Does WMP allow you to save a playlist like Word lets you save a document? If so just plonk a shortcut to the playlist in the Startup folder on your Start>Programs. Can't see why that wouldn't work. The playlist should be associated with WMP and as the shortcut is in the Startup folder, when XP or Vista loads up it would run the playlist through its default handling application.

jojothemonkey69 · 8 Jan 2008 at 22:15

MarcLister said:
Does WMP allow you to save a playlist like Word lets you save a document? If so just plonk a shortcut to the playlist in the Startup folder on your Start>Programs. Can't see why that wouldn't work. The playlist should be associated with WMP and as the shortcut is in the Startup folder, when XP or Vista loads up it would run the playlist through its default handling application.

This works - What a great idea

MarcLister · 8 Jan 2008 at 22:15

Thanks. Glad one of my rare genius ideas actually works!

Lopéz · 8 Jan 2008 at 22:28

jojothemonkey69 said:
This works - What a great idea

Certainly does - thankyou!