"Doug Bell" <d**@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
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> Hi,
> I have a small application with a User Settings form
> I would like to give the Users the ability to (at any time) set the
> Application to load when the PC is started.
>
> Can someone point me in the direction of how to create a Short Cut and
place
> it in the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\'User Name'\Start Menu\"
> or am I better off setting/unsetting a registry entry somewhere? (noting
> that most Users will not have Administrator priviledges.
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug
>
>

"Peter Proost" <pproost@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I think a normal user always has the right to write to  this registry key:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
>
> If you create a new key there with the name of your exe and in the value
the
> path to your exe, it will auto-start
>
> hth
>
> Greetz Peter
>
> "Doug Bell" <d**@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
> news:OHKZr$$OFHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > I have a small application with a User Settings form
> > I would like to give the Users the ability to (at any time) set the
> > Application to load when the PC is started.
> >
> > Can someone point me in the direction of how to create a Short Cut and
> place
> > it in the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\'User Name'\Start Menu\"
> > or am I better off setting/unsetting a registry entry somewhere? (noting
> > that most Users will not have Administrator priviledges.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
>
>
>

>
>
>
> Doug
>
>
> "Peter Proost" <pproost@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e5e0G4APFHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think a normal user always has the right to write to  this registry
key:
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
> >
> > If you create a new key there with the name of your exe and in the value
> the
> > path to your exe, it will auto-start
> >
> > hth
> >
> > Greetz Peter
> >
> > "Doug Bell" <d**@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:OHKZr$$OFHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > > I have a small application with a User Settings form
> > > I would like to give the Users the ability to (at any time) set the
> > > Application to load when the PC is started.
> > >
> > > Can someone point me in the direction of how to create a Short Cut and
> > place
> > > it in the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\'User Name'\Start Menu\"
> > > or am I better off setting/unsetting a registry entry somewhere?
(noting
> > > that most Users will not have Administrator priviledges.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

"Peter Proost" <pproost@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Doug,
>
> maybe this helps:
>
> Imports Microsoft.Win32
>
> Dim oRegKey As RegistryKey
> Dim oBaseKey As RegistryKey
>
> oBaseKey = Registry.CurrentUser
> oRegKey =
> oBaseKey.OpenSubKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", True)
>
> If Not oRegKey Is Nothing Then
>     'Read the value
>     Dim val As Object = oRegKey.GetValue("YourValueName")
>     msgbox(CStr(val))
>
>     'Set the value
>      oRegKey.SetValue("YourValueName", "your path")
> End If
>
> hth Peter
>
>
>
> "Doug Bell" <d**@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
> news:ukZlCKBPFHA.1884@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks Peter,
> > I have just been search to find a way to write to Registry.
> > In VB VBA I used to call a Windows API but I hope that VB .Net does not
> > require this.
> > I found:
> > SaveSettingAppName, Section, Key, Setting)
> >
> > but this does not allow you to select the correct section
> > (Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run)
> >
> > It writes to Software\VB and VBA Program
> Settings\'AppName'\'Section'\'Key'
> >
> >
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > "Peter Proost" <pproost@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e5e0G4APFHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I think a normal user always has the right to write to  this registry
> key:
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
> > >
> > > If you create a new key there with the name of your exe and in the
value
> > the
> > > path to your exe, it will auto-start
> > >
> > > hth
> > >
> > > Greetz Peter
> > >
> > > "Doug Bell" <d**@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
> > > news:OHKZr$$OFHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I have a small application with a User Settings form
> > > > I would like to give the Users the ability to (at any time) set the
> > > > Application to load when the PC is started.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone point me in the direction of how to create a Short Cut
and
> > > place
> > > > it in the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\'User Name'\Start Menu\"
> > > > or am I better off setting/unsetting a registry entry somewhere?
> (noting
> > > > that most Users will not have Administrator priviledges.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>