Automator set-up help?

Hello
I'm running 10.5.2 and XP with VMWare Fusion. By some crazy luck, I convinced my job to let me use my Mac for work (I have to run WinXP because our system only runs on IE) and we have network servers in the office. I have managed to map virtual drives to the servers through my Fusion version of XP but it seems that the only way I can connect to them is to first connect with my MacBook so that the connection is shared.
I'd like to create a little pop-up or notification each time I start Fusion to remind me to connect to the servers prior to launching WinXP. I've never used Automator so I'm not sure what I need to do and the Google searchs and forum searches haven't been too fruitful to me. Can anyone point me in the right direction here? It looks like I need to somehow set an Automator trigger for when Fusion is launched but I can't figure that out. Then, I just need a quick - "Connect..." note.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Shawn

Just to clarify a bit in Automator you drag action steps into place to create a workflow. The "workflow' is all the steps to complete a task or part of a task. Not to toot my own horn but check out this tutorial might help. http://www.atpm.com/12.07/automator.shtml
As to your question I can't test it specifically because I don't have Parallels but if Parallels is launched like other applications the following should work. After launching Automator do the following:
1. From the Automator section double-click "wait for User Action". When it appears in the window on the right replace the text in the window with the reminder message you want to use. Leave the check box checked. If you would like the message to appear for more than a minute, change the number in that box. You cannot change it to less than one minute.
2. In the Finder section double-click "Launch Application" when it appears in the window use the drop down menu to select the application needed to run Parallels.
Test your work by clicking the "Run" button in Automator. If things work like you want save your work as an application and put it somewhere convenient. If you are sitting at the computer you can click the continue button any time that the box is being displayed. If you do not press Continue the the workflow will stop and Parallels will not launch.

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