Playlist autostart

[dimisR]

Hello everybody.
On Windows 7 how to autostart a playlist on windows startup?
Tried it on task scheduler but it just opens vlc not the playlist
Any ideas???

[zcot]

just include the path and name of the playlist in the command and vlc will start playing it.

maybe just make a shortcut in the Start up folder and edit the command properties to include a particular playlist file.

[dimisR]

Hello and thank you for the response!
Can you please describe step by step the procedure?
Thank you

[zcot]

Ok, sure.


Setup the shortcut first:

-Open the Startup folder
Click Start then All Programs, then navigate to the Startup folder... -right click that and select Open.

-Now, you need to create a vlc shortcut in that Startup folder.
Go back into the start menu, find Videolan, now right-click the VLC media player icon and drag it into the Startup directory folder you just opened. When you release it, the context menu pops up and you will select Create shortcuts here.

There you go. At this point vlc will start every time the pc boots up.


Modify the shortcut to include the playlist you want:

-So now, right click on that shortcut you just created in the Startup folder, and select Properties.

-On the Shortcut tab, change Target to include the playlist. Right now "Target" is just a command to run the vlc program. Notice it's encapsulated in quotes.

for me, I have Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"

You need to add the path to your playlist file at the end of that Target line. It should also be encapsulated in its own quotes. And there should be a space after the original command part.

so I make one like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "%Userprofile%\Desktop\sample.xspf"

or this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "%Userprofile%\Music\music.m3u"

or again:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "D:\Recorded TV\episodes.m3u"


At this point, as you edit, click Apply, then to test it you can run the shortcut you are working on right inside that Startup folder that is opened. Leave everything open. Once you get what you want, and it works, you can close those windows and you're good!


But, another point, just as a bonus idea, is that you can modify the way vlc starts as well. Add command line options between the sets of quotes.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --random "D:\playlist.m3u"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --loop --repeat "D:\playlist.m3u"

Of course you could go further... but that's the idea.

Enjoy!

[asuz]

Hello everybody.
On Windows 7 how to autostart a playlist on windows startup?
Tried it on task scheduler but it just opens vlc not the playlist
Any ideas???

Check,
http://axotron.se/blog/making-vlc-autom ... -playlist/