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How do I set Firefox to open up automatically on start up?

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BrendaFinlay
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When I boot up my computer, I want Firefox to start automatically so that I don't have to double click the icon.

When I boot up my computer, I want Firefox to start automatically so that I don't have to double click the icon.

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John99
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Drag the icon into your Wind0ws startup folder or use msconfig.

Right click 'start' -> explore -> navigate to start menu\programs folder

This MS article is for Win98 but is still fairly relevant to Windows XP Take control of your Windows start-uphttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/835638