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    Video on Startup

    Hello all,
    When I start up Windows XP and it has logged me on, how do I have it so that Xp opens up VLC media player and starts playing the same video.avi every single startup?
    Thank you
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    Re: Video on Startup

    drag the video file to the startup folder

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    Re: Video on Startup

    Thank you, that helped. Does anyone know how to have the video automatically open in fullscreen (with VLC)?

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    Re: Video on Startup

    open VLC, go to tools > preferences => video

    check the buttons for fullscreen and always ontop.

    that may work.

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    Re: Video on Startup

    You can make a shortcut like this:
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    "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -f -vvv "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\Bear.wmv"
    This is better if you only want your startup video to start fullscreen, as opposed to all videos.

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    Re: Video on Startup

    Some clever people here out of intrest why do you need a video playing at every single startup?

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