Thread: Adding to Startup

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    Adding to Startup

    Ok. I have my entire program created and working, but the only thing it needs to work is that one of its files is in the startup. Can I create a .bat or .cmd file that will move it to the startup of any computer?

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    "..of any computer..."

    On windows the startup is a registry entry that tells the system to run a file on certain path, you can do it through the api functions; also nsis installer have its own script language that allows to work with the registry.

    The registry keys are

    Code:
    //for single user installation
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    
    //for all computer users
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    (there are also other keys: Run, RunOnce, RunServices, RunServicesOnce)

    Niara
    Last edited by Niara; 02-24-2013 at 09:02 AM.

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