Stan,
You could try a 3rd party program to open all your application programs. I
use Tech-Pro StartUp Manager http://www.tech-pro.net/startup.html
You have to remove all these programs from the registry entries and place
them in the StartUp folder as shortcuts.

StartUp Manager will then find them and move them to its own folder,
allowing you to change the order.

--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

Stan Brown wrote:
> 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."