Configuring system to run an application on startup

How to configure your system to run an application automatically whenever you boot your system?

First create a shortcut of the application you want to run & put this shortcut to the following location-

D:\Documents and Settings\rtomar\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Please remember to change “rtomar” with your username. You can put that application directly to this location if you don’t want to put the shortcut.
Following are some typical examples one would like to start automatically whenever he starts system-

Microsoft Office
Web Browser
Your mostly used IDE
Any exe file (In my case, I have an AutoIT script welcoming me on startup)

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