Gtalk Startup parameters


(go to Start/Run and type "c:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /one_parameter_from_the_list_below OR create a shortcut for the same to use it)

/nomutex: allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk explained here
This parameter is used for using multiple instances of google talk. Learn how to run multiple instances of gtalk like yahoo multimessenger
/autostart: Check the registry settings to see if Gtalk needs to be started. If the “Start automatically

/forcestart: Similar to /autostart, but forces Gtalk to start.

/S upgrade: Used when upgrading Google Talk

/register: registers Google Talk in the registry, includig the GMail Compose method.

/checkupdate: check for newer versions

/plaintextauth: uses plain authentication mechanism instead then Google’s GAIA mechanism.Used for testing the plain method on Google’s servers.

/nogaiaauth: disables GAIA authentication method. The same as above.

/factoryreset: set settings back to default.

/gaiaserver servername.com: uses a different GAIA server to connect to Google Talk. Used for debug purposes only, there are no other known GAIA servers.

/mailto email@host.com: send an email with Gmail

/log: probably has something to do with the diagnostic logging

/diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode