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  • Shane
    #1

    Start program at system boot

    I've created a wallpaper changer that I want to start up on system
    boot.

    I know that I can put a shortcut for my app in the startup folder. How
    can I get the install program for my app to add a shortcut for all
    users.

    If I do have a shortcut in the startup folder, I can see the current
    wallpaper before switching to the next wallpaper in the queue after
    system boot. Is there a way of executing my app before Windows shows
    the desktop?

    Shane

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    • rawCoder
      #2
      Re: Start program at system boot

      Make a Windows Service
      HTH
      rawCoder

      "Shane" <shane_stewart@ yahoo.com> wrote in message
      news:1115623202 .240156.122730@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
      > I've created a wallpaper changer that I want to start up on system
      > boot.
      >
      > I know that I can put a shortcut for my app in the startup folder. How
      > can I get the install program for my app to add a shortcut for all
      > users.
      >
      > If I do have a shortcut in the startup folder, I can see the current
      > wallpaper before switching to the next wallpaper in the queue after
      > system boot. Is there a way of executing my app before Windows shows
      > the desktop?
      >
      > Shane
      >[/color]


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        • Daniel
          #3
          Re: Start program at system boot

          rawCoder wrote:[color=blue]
          > Make a Windows Service
          > HTH
          > rawCoder
          >
          > "Shane" <shane_stewart@ yahoo.com> wrote in message
          > news:1115623202 .240156.122730@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .
          >[color=green]
          >>I've created a wallpaper changer that I want to start up on system
          >>boot.
          >>
          >>I know that I can put a shortcut for my app in the startup folder. How
          >>can I get the install program for my app to add a shortcut for all
          >>users.
          >>
          >>If I do have a shortcut in the startup folder, I can see the current
          >>wallpaper before switching to the next wallpaper in the queue after
          >>system boot. Is there a way of executing my app before Windows shows
          >>the desktop?
          >>
          >>Shane
          >>[/color]
          >
          >
          >[/color]

          true, but would someone really want to install a service on the computer
          just to change their wallpaper? I would not. A better way would be to
          add it to the registry for startup. This is processed on system start
          for HKLM or user logon for HKCU.

          --

          Daniel
          MCSE, MCP+I, MCP in Windows 2000/NT

          --------------------------------------
          remove the 2nd madrid from my mail address to contact me.

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            • rawCoder
              #4
              Re: Start program at system boot

              Sorry, I mistook the line
              [color=blue]
              >Is there a way of executing my app before Windows shows
              > the desktop[/color]

              I considered it as running an executable before everything loads, like
              profile etc. So the Windows Service seemed the choice as it runs even when
              no one has logged in.

              Sorry for the misunderstandin g.

              rawCoder

              "Daniel" <daniel@madridm adridsoleado.co m> wrote in message
              news:%23l4xOBHV FHA.2984@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
              > rawCoder wrote:[color=green]
              > > Make a Windows Service
              > > HTH
              > > rawCoder
              > >
              > > "Shane" <shane_stewart@ yahoo.com> wrote in message
              > > news:1115623202 .240156.122730@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .
              > >[color=darkred]
              > >>I've created a wallpaper changer that I want to start up on system
              > >>boot.
              > >>
              > >>I know that I can put a shortcut for my app in the startup folder. How
              > >>can I get the install program for my app to add a shortcut for all
              > >>users.
              > >>
              > >>If I do have a shortcut in the startup folder, I can see the current
              > >>wallpaper before switching to the next wallpaper in the queue after
              > >>system boot. Is there a way of executing my app before Windows shows
              > >>the desktop?
              > >>
              > >>Shane
              > >>[/color]
              > >
              > >
              > >[/color]
              >
              > true, but would someone really want to install a service on the computer
              > just to change their wallpaper? I would not. A better way would be to
              > add it to the registry for startup. This is processed on system start
              > for HKLM or user logon for HKCU.
              >
              > --
              >
              > Daniel
              > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP in Windows 2000/NT
              >
              > --------------------------------------
              > remove the 2nd madrid from my mail address to contact me.[/color]


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                • Shane
                  #5
                  Re: Start program at system boot

                  Thank you for your responses, but you didn't actually answer the
                  original question.

                  I know that I could make a registry entry to load first, but what is
                  the entry?

                  Even if I do decide to start my app from the registry, I would still
                  like to know how to drop an icon into the startup folder.

                  Shane

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