windows-xp startup program startup folder started

In windows-xp there are a lot of points where programs can be started automatically.

I would like to start a program before the programs in the startup folder are start开发者_StackOverflow社区ed. The user is logged on automatically, so there's not a big delay between starting up windows and logging in.

It must be a solution where i'm sure that the programs in the Startup folder are not started. So maybee the program should start before explorer.exe is started.

I see i can add the program in the registry (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) or create a service, but i'm not sure or thats the correct point.

Anybody an idea?

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You could try Glary Quick Startup. It let's you delay the startup of programs and place them in the order that you want them to load.

I wouldn't use it to disable the startup of items though, see:
Dealing with Startup Processes

A good app for disabling programs from starting is:
Startup Control Panel

It doesn't hijack MSconfig registry keys. It's compatible with Win Vista and below.