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Vikas Pandey

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Aug 21, 2006, 4:52:34 PM8/21/06
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Is there any method to start ff minimized? For that matter, TB also.

I have minimized to systray installed.

thanks.

Tim Judd

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Aug 21, 2006, 7:30:39 PM8/21/06
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use the command line:

start /min firefox.exe
start /min thunderbird.exe

of course, you may need to give the full path on the cli.

this will work for windows. are you using another OS? you didn't specify.

gwtc

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Aug 21, 2006, 11:55:33 PM8/21/06
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on the icon you use to start FF/TB, right click, select Properties,
and on the Shortcut tab, down below, you will see Run and a drop down.
Click on the drop down and select what you want.

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Vikas Pandey

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Aug 22, 2006, 6:06:07 AM8/22/06
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On 8/22/2006 09:25 AM India Time, _gwtc_ wrote:

> Vikas Pandey wrote:
>> Is there any method to start ff minimized? For that matter, TB also.
>>
>> I have minimized to systray installed.
>>
>> thanks.
> on the icon you use to start FF/TB, right click, select Properties,
> and on the Shortcut tab, down below, you will see Run and a drop down.
> Click on the drop down and select what you want.
>

oh my.

how could I forget that? :-)

thanks for reminding me of basics. <blushing>

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Jay Garcia

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Aug 22, 2006, 9:33:05 AM8/22/06
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On 21.08.2006 22:55, gwtc wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> Vikas Pandey wrote:
>> Is there any method to start ff minimized? For that matter, TB also.
>>
>> I have minimized to systray installed.
>>
>> thanks.
> on the icon you use to start FF/TB, right click, select Properties,
> and on the Shortcut tab, down below, you will see Run and a drop down.
> Click on the drop down and select what you want.
>

That's NEVER worked here, in Win98 or XP-Pro. I've never pursued why as
I have no need to do so .... ho hum.


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Roland de Ruiter

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Aug 22, 2006, 10:22:35 AM8/22/06
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On 22-8-2006 15:33, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 21.08.2006 22:55, gwtc wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Vikas Pandey wrote:
>>> Is there any method to start ff minimized? For that matter, TB also.
>>>
>>> I have minimized to systray installed.
>>>
>>> thanks.
>> on the icon you use to start FF/TB, right click, select Properties,
>> and on the Shortcut tab, down below, you will see Run and a drop down.
>> Click on the drop down and select what you want.
>>
>
> That's NEVER worked here, in Win98 or XP-Pro. I've never pursued why as
> I have no need to do so .... ho hum.
>
>
Works for me (XPpro), but only the first time: when FF/TB is not yet
running). Next click on shortcut opens new window (FF, 1st window stays
minimized) or opens the minimized window (TB).
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Roland

Jay Garcia

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Aug 22, 2006, 11:12:52 AM8/22/06
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On 22.08.2006 09:22, Roland de Ruiter wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> Works for me (XPpro), but only the first time: when FF/TB is not yet
> running). Next click on shortcut opens new window (FF, 1st window stays
> minimized) or opens the minimized window (TB).

Doesn't work here any sorta way.

gwtc

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Aug 22, 2006, 12:25:40 PM8/22/06
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Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 22.08.2006 09:22, Roland de Ruiter wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Works for me (XPpro), but only the first time: when FF/TB is not yet
>> running). Next click on shortcut opens new window (FF, 1st window stays
>> minimized) or opens the minimized window (TB).
>
> Doesn't work here any sorta way.
>
interesting. I'm using Win98Gold and I tried it with every program I
have and it works. But when it comes to SM/FF/TB/Moz/Net 8x they
won't open minimized. Just Net 4.x does.

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again. As an onlooker I was amazed at their hard work, but I couldn't
understand what they were doing. So I asked the hole digger, “I'm
impressed by the effort the two of you are putting into your work, but
I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner
follow behind and fill it up again?” The hole digger wiped her brow
and sighed, “Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're
normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees
called in sick.”

clay

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Aug 22, 2006, 12:29:27 PM8/22/06
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gwtc wrote:
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 22.08.2006 09:22, Roland de Ruiter wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> Works for me (XPpro), but only the first time: when FF/TB is not yet
>>> running). Next click on shortcut opens new window (FF, 1st window
>>> stays minimized) or opens the minimized window (TB).
>>
>> Doesn't work here any sorta way.
>>
> interesting. I'm using Win98Gold and I tried it with every program I
> have and it works. But when it comes to SM/FF/TB/Moz/Net 8x they won't
> open minimized. Just Net 4.x does.
>

Same here. No workie on the current Moz stuff.
I actually had NS4 in my start group, set to open miminized for a
while... along with a bunch of other krap. Back when I shut down every
night.
Got tired of waiting for all that to launch and removed it all.

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Jay Garcia

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Aug 22, 2006, 12:32:13 PM8/22/06
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On 22.08.2006 11:25, gwtc wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 22.08.2006 09:22, Roland de Ruiter wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> Works for me (XPpro), but only the first time: when FF/TB is not yet
>>> running). Next click on shortcut opens new window (FF, 1st window stays
>>> minimized) or opens the minimized window (TB).
>>
>> Doesn't work here any sorta way.
>>
> interesting. I'm using Win98Gold and I tried it with every program I
> have and it works. But when it comes to SM/FF/TB/Moz/Net 8x they
> won't open minimized. Just Net 4.x does.
>

Ok, yes, it works with NS 4.8 ... interesting indeed.

Vikas Pandey

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Aug 22, 2006, 11:43:36 PM8/22/06
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It is not working. I put that to minimize, and then added the shortcut
in statup folder. ff and tb are both starting at startup but they are
not starting minimized.

what now?

gwtc

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Aug 23, 2006, 12:56:42 AM8/23/06
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if you read the prevous posting, then you'd know why

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