Is it possible to delay certain login items?

I would like to try and speed up the launching of OS X. It seems to take quite a bit of time to get started. When I first got my Mac, the startup times were much quicker. However, now since I've added a whole bunch of startup applications, it takes much longer. I generally use all of my startup applications, but I do not need most of them when I first login. Would it be possible to delay the launching of certain applications to speed up my startup time? Are there any programs that do this? I imagine it would be possible to write a script to do this.
Any help would appreciated.

Delete the apps from Login items and simply click on their Dock icons to launch. That will speed up the boot process. Yes, you could probably write a script, but manually launching is the simple way.

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Useful to load one of them before or after the others.
Thanks?

I don't think you can sort them like that but you can achieve this by using apple script.
for example if you want to launch Mail first and Safari second, paste the following into script editor and save it as an application.
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this will put a delay of 3 seconds between launches. Now remove Safari and Mail from login items and put the app you made using apple script there instead.

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Hi,
I have a computer (Com1) that's connected to another computer (Com2) via Firewire, in order for Com1 to connect to the internet. There's a folder (CLOSET) on a server that all the computers connect to on login. All the other computers in the school connect just fine to the folder, as I dragged the folder to the login items after I had connected to the server. The normal computers simply mount the volume CLOSET at startup, without having to connect to the server. However, the computer connected to the internet/network via Firewire starts up with the message that it can't connect to the server. I want to delay the login items to ensure that Com1 connects to the network before trying to mount the CLOSET.
I have tried using a third-party app (DelayedLauncher) to mount the CLOSET after 15 seconds, but it can't seem to find the volume, considering the CLOSET lives on the server that Com1 is not yet connected to.
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When I look at the path of the CLOSET in Login Items, it reads /Volumes/CLOSET, so I can't even figure out how Mac knows how to find it and connect to it.
Another strange detail is that when you try to open one of the applications that has a database in the CLOSET, the CLOSET connects immediately. I haven't tried to create a text file or something in the CLOSET and try to connect to it, but I will try that.

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I have a Mac running on an otherwise all PC network. Before updating to 10.5.8 I had 5 network volumes set to "connect" on startup automatically (System Prefs / Accounts / Login Items). This worked perfectly and connected to these volumes silently without me having to ever worry about it. I didn't even have to check the "Hide" boxes.
After updating to 10.5.8 however, it became completely annoying. Now it still connects to these volumes, but opens up every single one in Finder upon every startup. That's 5 windows I have to close every time I startup my computer. It may not sound like the worst thing in the world, but mind you I have to log out and back in every day for work. Even checking the "Hide" checkboxes don't do anything.
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Login Items - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Magick0ne/Other/Login_Items.jpg
Every Startup - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Magick0ne/Other/Finder_Windows.jpg
Message was edited by: Pifman

Pifman wrote:
Thanks to both of you. I guess the search I ran wasn't good enough as I didn't find the discussion that you posted.
One of the possible workarounds posted there was to use a third-party program that I found difficult to understand and use. Instead I took V.K.'s advice and made an AppleScript and then made that script launch at login. Works like a charm.
Only difference is that my AppleScript isn't located in the Utilities folder (10.5.8), instead I got to it by going to Applications / AppleScript / Script Editor.
sorry, my mistake on the location.
Then I made a script and saved it as an application. I then put that application in my Login Items (System Prefs / Accounts / Login Items).
If you're having trouble finding the mount volume (or server) address, here's how you can find it: If you are currently connected to the volume(s) that you want to use, left-click it and hit Cmd+I (or right-click, Get Info). Use the address next to "Server:" - That's it!
Hopefully Apple will fix this bug soon so people don't have to make AppleScripts just to make the OS work correctly.
I wouldn't bet on it for leopard. leopard development has stopped now after snow leopard has been released. historically, Apple only releases security patches for old OS versions once a new one comes out. Interestingly, this bug is present in snow leopard too! or maybe they don't consider it a bug and this is how it should work. one can make a case for this, I guess.

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Yep.
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This is a silly question, but the old standby of “hold down the shift key” doesn’t work in 10.6.1:
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Not here, on a fresh (erased) install.
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It used to be the shift key . . .
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You're right, this should rather be considered a bug, as it used to work perfectly well in Panther...
Smart (?) reasons like "this is because of how launchd works" or "sending feedback requires some membership etc..." certainly do not look very "Macish", "user friendly", the way we were used to by Apple's legendary quality.
Here is the place where to send your feedback:
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Hi Manish,
may i ask if you need,
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My wonderful imac os x - tiger 10.4.7 opens 3 items (safari, mail and ichat) that are not in the startup items list.
As the initial login takes ages I want to remove them, but as they don't appear in the list under accounts/login items I can't.
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"Login Items" can be specified in at least three different places. The usual one (written to by the "Accounts" pref pane) is the "~/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist" file in each user's "home" folder, but if the items aren't appearing in the pref pane, they are probably listed in one of the other locations.
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ive tried a disk repair. via disk utility and terminal commands. none work.
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Event time (UTC): 3/18/2014 4:37:54 PM
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Event sequence: 77
Event occurrence: 76
Event detail code: 0

Hello,
Have a look at this connect Item.
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/468478/sql-server-2008-periodically-does-not-accept-connections
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