Abstract: A method includes launching a software application having a standard start-up mode, determining whether or not a set of application launch settings have been saved for the software application, running the software application in an alternative start-up mode if the set of application launch settings have been saved, and displaying images that are generated by a main portion of the software application. Another method includes begin performing a booting-up of a processor based system, determining whether or not a set of system launch settings have been saved, reading the set of system launch settings to determine an identity of a software application that should be automatically launched if the set of system launch settings have been saved, and automatically initiating a launching of the software application. A system and one or more computer programs are adapted to cause a processor based system to execute the above steps.