Fernando González
del Cueto
http://www.oocities.org/fcueto/Otros/delayrun_en.htm
Delay Run is a win32 program designed to delay the startup of programs. How could this be helpful? I've found that sometimes I want to have some programs loaded in memory, but I don't want them to be executed right away. Usually one wants to have control of the computer as soon as possible without having to wait for a dozen of little utilities to be loaded first.
It is required that the file delayrun.ini is in the same folder as the main executable. I recommend to copy both files (delayrun.exe and delayrun.ini) to your windows directory (usually c:\windows or c:\winnt)
The format of the file is simple, but strict:
The first line indicates the number of seconds the program must wait before launching programs.
After the first line, each program must be specified in a group of 3 lines:
Program_file
Program_path
Parameters
For example, a valid delayrun.ini file is
| 60 | seconds before launching programs |
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| c:\program files\myprog.exe | program 1 (filename) |
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| c:\ | program 1 (path) |
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program 1 (parameters) |
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| c:\windows\system32\calc.exe | program 2 (filename) |
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program 2 (path) |
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program 2 (parameters) |
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| c:\windows\notepad.exe | program 3 (filename) |
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| c:\windows\ | program 3 (path) |
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| c:\my documents\mydoc.txt | program 3 (parameters) |
Note: Please don't forget to add a shortcut to your Windows startup folder to delayrun.exe
Please download it from http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~fcueto/delayrun.zip
Many people have asked for allowing different timings for each program. This should not be a difficult task, but I haven't had the time to implement it. I hope
I tried to make the program as simple as possible, to speed up the execution. The program is made in Delphi 3.0. If you want to take a look at the code, please contact me.
I did not know there was a similar program, not surprisingly with the same name, that is shipped with some HP Pavilion systems. If you're looking for that file, please don't be confused with this small utility.
I appreciate any kind of comments and suggestions.
Fernando González del Cueto
fcueto(at)yahoo.com
fcueto(at)rice.edu