How to write a batch file that will open a program on startup?

Question

At work we need to login to pidgin (the mozilla instant messenger) as soon as we start our computers. But I sometimes foget to manually login. Pidgin is setup in such a way that the password is stored, so all I need to do is click on the icon and I'm logged in automatically.

So is there a batch file that can "open" the program as soon as the computer has booted up? It doesn't need to do anything complex like supply credentials or anything because of the way pidgin is setup.

The OS is windows XP professional service pack 2 and the location of pidin is

C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe

EDIT

I would like to spread this to my co-workers in offices out of state via email, so the start menu solution isn't an option. A batch file that will cause the computer to open the program on start up automatically is what I was looking for.

Answer 1

You can add the program shortcut to the Startup folder in your windows Start menu