How can i programme system startup event

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I want to create a service.

In this service I want to handle first time system start up event and also to send a SMS on the start up of machine.

Thanks.

Posted 13-Mar-11 23:24pm

Ashok Hurkat

Updated 13-Mar-11 23:56pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 14-Mar-11 5:56am

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2011-03-13T23:52:00

Solution 1

If you're using VB.NET this site seems to be quite interesting (with code samples):
http://oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/windows/ron/startup_0401.html[^]

Cheers!

Posted 13-Mar-11 23:52pm

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

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Dalek Dave 14-Mar-11 5:56am

Good Link

Espen Harlinn 17-Mar-11 9:54am

Agree, 5ed!

#realJSOP · Answer 2 · 2011-03-13T23:59:00

Solution 2

Are you sure you want the sms sent when the system starts, or would you rather send it when a user logs in, or both? I would use a Windows service for that. A windows service can send an sms when the system is started, and can also send one when a user logs in (and/or logs out).

Posted 13-Mar-11 23:59pm

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RaviRanjanKr 14-Mar-11 6:06am

Nice Answer! My vote of 5 :)

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 14-Mar-11 6:54am

I googled a bit, but came up without anything conclusive. How would you go about checking that the service was started through system startup and not started at a later time?
The service could be started, stopped and then restarted.

#realJSOP 15-Mar-11 5:34am

I'm not sure you'd even have to worry about it, since the service would start automatically, and could be set to sit/spin with no processing.

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 15-Mar-11 5:57am

My doubts revolve about how you want to differentiate that a service was started because of a system start and not just because the service was stopped and then restarted. If I want to send a message only on system start how do I keep these two things apart in the service.

Ashok Hurkat 15-Mar-11 5:14am

I want to send SMS at very first system (Computer) start up in a day.

#realJSOP 15-Mar-11 5:29am

The answer remains the same. A service runs without a user logged in (especially if it's installed with the correct permissions. So, when the service starts, check the date and compare it against a date stored in a data file. If today's date dates is at least one day later later than the saved date, send the sms and store the current date in the data file.