Luis seems to have come up with something significant. Once I enabled Multiple Users and turned it on, every time I restarted the Startup Items executed fine. Previously the control panel and extension were disabled. There is now just one User setup, the Owner.
If I turn Multiple Users off in the control panel, the old behaviour returns - the Startup Items only rarely execute (?). I can't figure out what triggers them to execute, but it only happens, on average, once every 10 or so restarts. (And, no, I am not going to restart 10 times just to check.) But, I don't have total confidence in the Multiple Users feature. I have experienced quite a few crashes on a G4 tower, whilst debugging code, which never happened before Multiple Users was turned on. It is also nice not to have break up the startup sequence. If I restart (due to a crash or whatever) it is nice to be able to come back to a machine that is ready to go again, rather than entering a password and waiting again. Anybody else have any ideas why Startup Items won't start? Surely I am not the only one to be using Startup Items with Multiple Users disabled? Mike On 5/4/02 10:47, Luis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Do you have the Multiple Users extension installed? >Even if you don't actually have the Multiple Users option activated, >try making the extension active (go to the Extensions Manager cp and >make sure it is checked, then restart). I cannot guarantee it will >work, but it is worth a try. > >>I have 3 aliases in my Startup Items folder, but they do not get executed >>every restart - only once every blue moon! I have just restarted 3 times >>this afternoon and only once did any of the startup programs run. Does >>anyone know what is going on and why? >>..SNIP.. >>Anyone else experienced this and can put me out of my misery? Dr Mike Turner - Software Manager Farrukh Systems Limited <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel. +44 20 8207 4249 Fax: +44 20 8207 5992 ISDN:+44 20 8905 2659 www.farrukh.co.uk See us at IPEX, 9-17 April 2002 Hall 4, Stand 348 -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
