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Re: How do i make my app start automaticaly with windows?

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From: Tuga
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:01
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"Jos" <josnospambranders@fastmail.fm> escreveu na mensagem
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> "Tuga" <nmp@ispgaya.pt> wrote in message
> news:404089b6@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > Hi every1.
> > The subject of my message says everything.
> > I know that i can put my app in the registry
> > How can i do it?
>
> Use the \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key in the
registry.
> You can choose whether to make it apply for every user, or only for the
> current user.
> For every user you will need administrator rights in NT/2000/XP/2003.
>
> ********************************************
> char progfilename[MAX_PATH];
> HKEY hKey;
>
> // get the name of your exe
> GetModuleFileName(0,progfilename,MAX_PATH);
> HKEY hRoot = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
> // use HKEY_CURRENT_USER if it's only for the current user
> if(RegOpenKeyEx(hRoot,"Software",0,KEY_ALL_ACCESS,&hKey)
>     !=ERROR_SUCCESS) return;
> if(RegOpenKeyEx(hKey,"Microsoft",0,KEY_ALL_ACCESS,&hKey)
>     !=ERROR_SUCCESS) return;
> if(RegOpenKeyEx(hKey,"Windows",0,KEY_ALL_ACCESS,&hKey)
>     !=ERROR_SUCCESS) return;
> if(RegOpenKeyEx(hKey,"CurrentVersion",0,KEY_ALL_ACCESS,&hKey)
>     !=ERROR_SUCCESS) return;
> if(RegOpenKeyEx(hKey,"Run",0,KEY_ALL_ACCESS,&hKey)
>     !=ERROR_SUCCESS) return;
> RegSetValueEx(hKey,"NameOfMyProgram",0,REG_SZ,
>     (BYTE*)progfilename,MAX_PATH);
> RegCloseKey(hKey);
> ************************************************
> -- 
>
> Jos Branders
>
>

Thanks Jos.
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