yea... okay... sounds like maybe more trouble than it's worth.
So...
Would there be such a thing as starting the internet DSL network service at
first system idle.
If there is some sort of "system idle" flag, maybe I could use the flag to
initiate the network service.
Maybe via the "Runonce" key or something.
Surely all the startup apps including NIS and NSW would all be up and
running before the first system idle state.

Thanks for everybody's input here.
I originally thought it might be something simple as reordering the registry
keys to have NIS at the top of the list.
....guess not!

Best regards,
Richard in Va.
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"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
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> Thu, 20 Oct 2005 08:51:54 -0400 from Richard in Va. <reaton@aol.com>:
>> Would anyone know how I can change the order in which programs "auto"
>> startup at boot?
>
> There is only one way: replace the individual links with a single
> batch program or script that stats things in the order you want.
>
> People will tell you all sorts of little tricks to control the start
> order, but they're misinformed. See
> <http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/12/25/45926.aspx> and
> particularly Raymond Chen's comments therein.
>
> --
> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
> "You find yourself amusing, Blackadder."
> "I try not to fly in the face of public opinion."