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There are a few different ways to make programs start with windows:
1. Registry
2. Startup folder
3. Service (can run before login)
Depending on what you program does some methods may be better then others, for example if you have a computer critical driver then a service is nice. If its a utility which no one would want to disable the registry is nice, and if its a ad-don which someone might want to disable, then the startup folder is nice.
1. Registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
There are different places as you see, and if i remember correctly you can add it HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for it to start with all users or HKEY_CURRENT_USER for currently logged on user (but not sure)
2. Startup:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
This also has a per user setting, or global. Its a nice and very simple
3. Service:
Services are the most reliable and most advanced, they can run before the user logs in, and keeps running when all users have logged out.
If your application has no dialogs, then it shouldnt show anything no-matter how it starts, but if you use the registry or services (maybe even startup folder) then you can pass you own params to affect how your program starts. (but you will have to program them..)
Choose which method would fit best to you application, then Google a bit on it, there is alot of info for all of them
//Johannes
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So u mean that just add a new string value initiating the path of my application in the regedit to both
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and the program will run automatically after startup? I think adding the registry would be the best choice since i dont want the user to disable my application. Anyway, thanks a lot. Really appreciate it.
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First i should say that i havent actually done this myself (but i have done it in regedit manually).
I dont think you should add it to both of them, as then some(?) users might have two instances of the program running.
Instead just add a new (i think its called)string into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and it will start for all users, both ones existing upon adding the string, and future accounts.
Users can still (depending on rights) remove the startup via regedit or msconfig(or other programs like hijackthis).
//Johannes
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ok. i think i already got it by googling some issues that needs to be concerned also following your guide through your comment. I also need to find a way to write the registry by going through a service which could write the registry during my application is installed to the computer. My application is coded using VC++. Anyway, thanks a lot for ure help. Appreciated a lot.
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If you put under the CURRENT USER key, then it will only run when the currently loggged in user logs in again.
If it's put under the LOCAL MACHINE key, then it'll run whenever ANY user logs in.
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I'm running XP Home Edition on my personal laptop (i.e. no odd admin restrictions).
When attempting to set up a VPN Network Connection, I get to the screen
stating the following:
"how do you want to connect to the network at your workplace?"
Easy question, but both options are disabled! I can't select either option,
and even though the Next button is active, clicking it does nothing.
thanks for your help!
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Both options disabled? What are the options? How is your VPN connection going to be set up? Do you already have the public IPs [are they static or dynamic]?
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Both optimists and pessimists are important in technology. The optimist invented the aeroplane; the pessimist invented the parachute.
Regards,
Hesbon Ongira
Nairobi, Kenya.
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I have Windows Update set to "download but don't install." Then I click the system tray shield in my own time and examine the updates list before installing. However, sometimes the shield does not appear but on shutdown you are asked if you want to install updates. Does anyone know how to make the shield reappear or otherwise examine the updates list?
Kevin
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Hi,
I was looking to use WinDbg remotely to debug device driver anyway was looking at some documentation
and it looked like there were one or more ways of connecting 1) null modem via a com port specfying those paramters in the boot.ini
also in addition or maybe just another method of connecting remotely was starting WinDbg with a TCP:PORT number
I have a wireless router and can open up a port by typing the IP address of the router and from one the menus opening up a port
My question is when connecting through a port dont I have to know the IP address of the machine I connecting to
or maybe this isn't necessary since the machine I am connecting to is the one that is connected via the null modem
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Hi guys,
Need some help on this.
There are some image files available on a machine having windows OS installed. My web server is a unix based system. While creating webpage on unix based machine i need those image which are available on window OS based machine.
Is it possible to use those image files without uploading on our unix based machine.
If yes please let me know the process.
Vipin
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The only real way to do it without copying them to the UNIX machine is to have them hosted on a webserver on the windows machine, and then directly reference their URLs in the image tags on the unix webserver.
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My App is getting this error when I try to deploy it on a network shared server:
The application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security policy. The operation required the SecurityException. To grant this application the required permission please contact your system administrator,....... and so on
Can you please step me thru exactly what I need to do to get rid of the security policy erro my app (C# vb.net Framework 1.1) is getting?
This is what I understand I need to do:
1. Create a command prompt for .net
Execute the following line:
sn.exe -k KeyFile.snk
Put KeyFile.snk in a folder my app can access.
2. Add this to my AssemblyInfo.cs file:
[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("KeyFile.snk")]
3. Rebuild my app.
4. Redeploy my app on network server.
Copy KeyFile.snk to folder my apps expects it in.
5. On network server:
Add new code group - "AnyName"
Choose "Strong Name" as condition.
Import my exe and give it full trust.
Now my app should work?
Please let me know if I left anything out.
I am only a mere developer not a network guru and I need to get my app working quickly.
mccalla
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Hey
First of all sorry as this post may not strictly belong here but I couldnt find the Vista Forum.
Any ways here is my question, what ways do people use to get older games to run under Vista (specifically home premium)?
Most of my favourite games (such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six) are intended to run under Windows 95 - Windows 2K so I am unable to play them even in compatability mode.
I dont want to have to drag out an old PC with Windows 95 on it but is this the only choice (I have looked at Virtual PC but this is not supported on Home Premium)?
Dan
At university studying Software Engineering - if i say this line to girls i find they won't talk to me
Dan
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Hi everyone
Been a while since i have posted a topic.
I was just randomly thinking about Microsoft and the way they do things.
When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved, i mean the file cant be deleted, i mean what does it mean when you delete a file?
Can the files be retrieved?
Thanks in advance.
Benjamin Dodd
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In general when you delete a file the OS just marks the beginning and end of the file as over writable, meaning if you just delete a file, the data is still there, its just ready to be overwritten with data of a new file. In windows, when deleting a file to the recycle bin, and then emptying the recycle bin then recovery is very easy as there is still a pointer to where the file was located (ie which sector) therefore a variety of recovery programs can be used to recover the file.
Google for free file recovery if you need such programs.
//Johannes
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Example of a program for data recovery is Badcopy Pro. However, i have used System Mechanics 4.0 to incinerate data and when i initiate the Badcopy Pro, the data cant be retrieved from the harddisk. So, there is a way to get rid of the data permanently, i believe.
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Both optimists and pessimists are important in technology. The optimist invented the aeroplane; the pessimist invented the parachute.
Regards,
Hesbon Ongira
Nairobi, Kenya.
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Yes, of course data can be deleted in a way to make in non-recoverable, usually you just overwrite the data of the file with random data a few times. And then delete the file, and maybe even the pointer.
SafeGuard PrivateCrypto is a free for home use program which can shredd files for you.
//Johannes
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Benjamin Dodd wrote: When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved
Yes, only if something has been written over it's old space on the drive.
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Hi,
I have an MSI that installs a bunch of files. However, on uninstall, I would also like to remove another file that's not part of the original install, say, c:\document and setting\all users\folder1\test.txt (put here by another program altogether). Is there a way to do this? I tried everything including <customaction> and <removefile>, but nothing work. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
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You can remove a file or folder that isn't part of a component as part of uninstall using the RemoveFile table. See the SDK documentation.
DoEvents: Generating unexpected recursion since 1991
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hello friends,
i am having one small doubt, wheather we can hack windows 2003 server from windows XP.from win2003 they are providing previllage to us.. we can't paste or copy any thing that much they restricted us.. plz give some tips to play with win2003
thnks in advance....
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Hi Selvabsc,
selvabsc wrote: hack windows 2003 server from windows XP
If you want to hack it (programically), verify you have SeDebugPriviledge. You can then adjust you token (or results from Lsa... functions) to mimic a local administrator. That is, always return TRUE for an access check.
Otherwise, speak to your Sys Admin. Domain Controllers get a different GPO than workstations.
Jeff
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thanks friend,
will u tell how to check SeDebugPrivilage because i am just a bud to this so,plz give some detail explanation.. But now i understand a little..
if u tell some detail i'll get it quickly..
thnks in advance....
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Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 will be available for download Dec 11. The improvements in Office System 2007 SP1 are in response to direct feedback from power users at large organizations or indirect feedback from home and Office users through the Dr. Watson bug-reporting system.
It will eliminate many deployment barriers. It will provide support for Windows Server 2008 and will provide critical fixes.
Office System 2007 SP1 will not be released to automatic update (AU) immediately. Instead, the Microsoft Office System team will announce the date automatic updating will begin so IT departments will have time to learn about SP1 and determine the best method to deploy it.
For more information, see the Microsoft Office [^] download site.
For more information for developers, see US ISV blog[^].
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