Tag Archives: startup

How to start a Virtualbox VM at startup in Windows

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Chris

Usually I use Virtualbox as my main virtualization solution of choice on Linux and not Windows but this week that was not the case.  I had a requirement to install Windows XP inside a virtual machine on Windows 7 which … Continue reading →

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How to configure Startup Applications in Ubuntu 12.04

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to configure startup applications in Ubuntu 12.04. On your desktop go to settings (cog in the top right of the screen) and click on Startup Applications. You will be shown a list of all … Continue reading →

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How to configure services in Linux

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Chris

Today we will have a look at configuring services in Linux.  For the purpose of this tutorial I will use Linux Mint 12 but the majority of the commands can be run on any Linux Distribution. Seeing what services are … Continue reading →

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How to configure Windows startup programs

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Chris

Does this sound familiar? You want to stop a particular program starting during the system boot but don’t know how.  Today we shall have a look at msconfig and see how you configure the start up items so only programs … Continue reading →

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