Huron & SNAP Documentation

VRack Autostart
↓ To auto-start VRack at login
↓ To automatically log into
Windows 2000
Appendix I: Auto-starting the Huron
on power-up.
The Huron may be configured to automatically run the VRack
with a given workspace whenever the machine boots. The
configuration is a two-stage process:
• Configure the VRack to auto-start with a given workspace at
user-login.
• Configure Windows to auto-logon as that user.
To auto-start the VRack at user-login requires adding a shortcut
to VRack tool in Window’s taskbar Startup directory with
desired workspace given as a command line parameter to the
VRack tool.
1. Right-click Properties on the taskbar
2. Select the Start Menu Programs tab.
3. Click on Advanced.
4. Navigate to the Startup directory in the left hand pane, and
add a new shortcut with a command line as:
C:\huron32\Bin\rack32.exe myworkspace.wsp
where “myworkspace.wsp” is replaced by workspace file
that you wish to load on start-up.
Test that it works by logging-out and logging-in again. The
VRack should automatically start with your specified
workspace.
1. Download Microsoft’s Tweak UI tool (version 1.33) from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powert
oys/networking/nttweakui.asp.
2. Install it (as administrator) by right-clicking on the
tweakui.inf file that comes with the distribution.
3. Run Tweak UI (as administrator) from the Control Panel.
4. Select the Paranoia tab and ensure that Clear Last User at
logon is disabled.
5. Select the Logon tab, enable Log on automatically at
system startup and enter the logon username and password
you wish to use.
6. Click the Apply button to make the changes take effect.
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