How Do I Make My Program Launch At Startup

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alright i know how to get the form to startup with windows, what i want is a form that doesnt open (isnt visible) and launches a function , like lets say u have a button and u click it to open a second form , so when the pc launches at startup , instead of showing u the 1st form with the button it shows u the second form(button clicked automaticly) - i was thinking of using it on the form loading :"event" going to try it now but any other suggestions are much apreciated? :)

Posted 22-Oct-15 2:19am

jamesmc1535

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BillWoodruff 23-Oct-15 0:30am

Win Forms ? WPF ?

Is your current auto-start code putting a short-cut to the App in the StartUp folder, or is it modifying the Win Registry.

Please edit your question and describe what you are doing in more detail.

Sounds like a system tray application might be what you want.

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W∴ Balboos, *GHB* · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-22T02:36:00

Solution 1

Consider creating an arg list for your application and use a value in the list to set a flag.

You can use it to automatically launch the function and do the other program-flow control things you'd like to do if it's present.

Posted 22-Oct-15 2:36am

W∴ Balboos, GHB

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jamesmc1535 22-Oct-15 9:19am

okay ill try it like that , i want to make like a email thing that sends to my email address when my pc gets switched on, i have the email sending working but its with a button click - not auto click ,

BillWoodruff 23-Oct-15 2:40am

+5 To correct stupid down-vote. This may be a short answer, but it contains useful content, and definitely does not deserve a down-vote !

W∴ Balboos, GHB 23-Oct-15 6:31am

Thanks - it seems to have been my lucky day: two such down votes. The satisfaction is in the comment immediately before yours - that the questioner might have found it useful.

BillWoodruff 23-Oct-15 10:33am

If that is where your satisfaction is, then your heart's in the right place, as well as your mind :) cheers, Bill

jamesmc1535 26-Oct-15 4:44am

thanks for the help :) - im confused now, why did it get a downvote :x ??

W∴ Balboos, GHB 26-Oct-15 7:26am

Basically, there as some subhuman species that manage to lurk on CodeProject. What you saw is likely a 'drive-by' down vote. Someone will just go to post-after-post and down-vote them. Possibly never even reading them.

In real life, you've got to do an amazingly bad (or rude) comment to get down-voted for anything like a reasonable cause.

jamesmc1535 26-Oct-15 8:21am

oh okay now i understand lol