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How to make firefox start automatically on start up?

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I want the browser to start up automatically when I start my computer. I use Win 7:

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Service Pack 1, 32 bit

Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4400 @ 2.20GHz, x64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 Processor Count: 2 RAM: 1977 Mb Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 796 Mb Hard Drives: C: Total - 102373 MB, Free - 76724 MB; D: Total - 135998 MB, Free - 131923 MB; Motherboard: Acer, Aspire 4736Z Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated and Enabled

Thank You, Dave

I want the browser to start up automatically when I start my computer. I use Win 7: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Service Pack 1, 32 bit Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4400 @ 2.20GHz, x64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 Processor Count: 2 RAM: 1977 Mb Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 796 Mb Hard Drives: C: Total - 102373 MB, Free - 76724 MB; D: Total - 135998 MB, Free - 131923 MB; Motherboard: Acer, Aspire 4736Z Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated and Enabled Thank You, Dave

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Just add Firefox to startups folder in Windows.

I think it will be a folder in start menu in Windows 7 I guess.

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Thanks for the reply Anush but I went all through the start up menu and found no option for starting an app when windows starts. But thanks. Have a nice day.

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Thanks Moses that put me on the right path. Thanks a lot. Dave