autostarting application in specific directory

[dima2]

I'm trying to get my application to autostart when windows starts, I also need it to start in a specific directory.
I've been told that it's possible if I placed a shortcut in the startup.
how can I add a shortcut programatically??
I could add the shortcut upon installation but
at some point in my program I might need to disable the autostarting, how could that be possible?

 

[MKuiper]

Disabling the autostart can be done by removing the .lnk file in the Startup folder. You can create a shortcut programatically by using the IShellLink interface. It is documented in the MSDN library (Search for IShellLink). If you wish I can give you an example in C++.

Marcel