starting a process automatically at logon?

[erixire]

Hi,

Is there a way to start a process automatically in windows at logon? I remember that a friend showed me a way in C++ programming. He wrote a small program that he put in the startup directory (so that everytime he log into windows it starts automatically) and that program started a process so that we can see it by pressing the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys in the "processes" tab. If it's possible, can somebody provide me a hint about this (in ANSI C++ if possible)? I know a little bit of C/C++. Thanks

 

[dima2]

if you go to the windows registry under
Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run
you will find the names of the applications that start automatically when windows starts.
you can add an entry for your application at that location
to that programmatically you'll have to use the c++ registry functions.
here's an example:

//define the location
#define RUN_KEY
_T("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run&quot

HKEY key;
DWORD size, type, disposition;

//try to open the registry key for writing
if(RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, RUN_KEY, 0, KEY_WRITE, &key) !=ERROR_SUCCESS)
{
//if it doesn't exist create it
RegCreateKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, RUN_KEY,0,_T ("&quot,REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, NULL, &key, &disposition);
}

CString Exe=WorkingDirectory+_T("yourApp.exe&quot ;
type=REG_SZ;
size=Exe.GetLength();
//write yor executable's name in registry
RegSetValueEx(key,_T(&quot;Run&quot ,0,type,reinterpret_cast<BYTE*>(Exe.GetBuffer(100)),size*2);


RegCloseKey(key);