how to make my program run on windows start up

kantze · 03-24-2007, 03:04 AM

Hi all, I want to make a program that starts on windows startup.
I ' ve searched a little and found a good way to do this is to write in registry at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
a key which name is your program name and has a value of your program's path.

Do you know any function to access the registry?

vart · 03-24-2007, 03:32 AM

why not to put shortcut to your program into Start/Programs/StartUp folder?

twomers · 03-24-2007, 03:37 AM

You can also, I believe, put it in your scheduled tasks (control pannel->scheduled tasks, I think), and make it run on startup, or once a day or something.

**CornedBee** · 03-24-2007, 04:14 AM

Reg*, and this should be on the Windows board.

kantze · 03-24-2007, 04:29 AM

I don't want to do this manually. I want the program make it self run on windows start up.
Puting it on the start up folder is the easiest way to do it manually but how can this happen programmaticly.

vart · 03-24-2007, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kantze

I don't want to do this manually. I want the program make it self run on windows start up.
Puting it on the start up folder is the easiest way to do it manually but how can this happen programmaticly.

Create shortcut programmatically and copy it to that folder... Installshield has it even on the resource level... What installer do you use?

kantze · 03-24-2007, 08:43 AM

vart I don't use any installer!
I'm experimenting on simple programs at the moment.
I 'd like to make a program that calculate windows up time , how many hours a day i use my pc and other intersting stuff.

anonytmouse · 03-24-2007, 11:14 AM

CODE: Add the current program to the startup folder.

03-24-2007, 03:04 AM	#1
kantze csd@auth Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greece Posts: 71	how to make my program run on windows start up Hi all, I want to make a program that starts on windows startup. I ' ve searched a little and found a good way to do this is to write in registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run a key which name is your program name and has a value of your program's path. Do you know any function to access the registry?
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03-24-2007, 03:32 AM	#2
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03-24-2007, 03:37 AM	#3
twomers The superheterodyne. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,215	You can also, I believe, put it in your scheduled tasks (control pannel->scheduled tasks, I think), and make it run on startup, or once a day or something. __________________ I blag!
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03-24-2007, 04:14 AM	#4
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	Reg*, and this should be on the Windows board. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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03-24-2007, 04:29 AM	#5
kantze csd@auth Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greece Posts: 71	I don't want to do this manually. I want the program make it self run on windows start up. Puting it on the start up folder is the easiest way to do it manually but how can this happen programmaticly.
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03-24-2007, 08:43 AM	#7
kantze csd@auth Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greece Posts: 71	vart I don't use any installer! I'm experimenting on simple programs at the moment. I 'd like to make a program that calculate windows up time , how many hours a day i use my pc and other intersting stuff.
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03-24-2007, 11:14 AM	#8
anonytmouse Yes, my avatar is stolen Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,544	CODE: Add the current program to the startup folder.
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