Guest Lou Jackson Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Our install program has set a registry entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to run our app everytime the computer is started. Instead it runs the app everytime a user logs on with several available logins on the machine. Seems this registry entry is being mapped somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue as to how this happens ?
Guest JS Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Run program at system startup No, but If you want to dig deeper: Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot (Boot Execute tab), when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing. It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop (use with care) any program that you don't want to load. You can undo any changes you have made. JS "Lou Jackson" <LouJackson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B288D903-5D34-40C1-B6F3-5E631DB49281@microsoft.com... > Our install program has set a registry entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to > run > our app everytime the computer is started. Instead it runs the app > everytime > a user logs on with several available logins on the machine. Seems this > registry entry is being mapped somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue as > to > how this happens ?
Guest Lou Jackson Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 RE: Run program at system startup Thank you. Actually I already have that program and I just looked and our app is indicated to run on logon - not boot up even though we put the registry entry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Thought this location was for bootup. "Lou Jackson" wrote: > Our install program has set a registry entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to run > our app everytime the computer is started. Instead it runs the app everytime > a user logs on with several available logins on the machine. Seems this > registry entry is being mapped somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue as to > how this happens ?
Guest JS Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Run program at system startup The following two articles may be of some help Inside Native Applications: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/information/NativeApplications.mspx Monitoring Registry Activity During the Boot Process: http://www.dewassoc.com/support/useful/regboot.htm JS "Lou Jackson" <LouJackson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:633285DA-7642-4EBF-A58D-536C98F5C186@microsoft.com... > Thank you. Actually I already have that program and I just looked and our > app > is indicated to run on logon - not boot up even though we put the registry > entry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Thought > this > location was for bootup. > > "Lou Jackson" wrote: > >> Our install program has set a registry entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to >> run >> our app everytime the computer is started. Instead it runs the app >> everytime >> a user logs on with several available logins on the machine. Seems this >> registry entry is being mapped somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue as >> to >> how this happens ?
Guest Lou Jackson Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Run program at system startup Thanks. I'll take a look. In the meantime, I found a fix because when our app is started up automatically by the registry entry it is always invoked with an argument. This distinguishes the autorun from user double clicking an icon. I can just silently exit before displaying anything to the user if xp is starting on log in after the first user has already started the app when the computer is first turned on. "JS" wrote: > The following two articles may be of some help > Inside Native Applications: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/information/NativeApplications.mspx > > Monitoring Registry Activity During the Boot Process: > http://www.dewassoc.com/support/useful/regboot.htm > > JS > > "Lou Jackson" <LouJackson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:633285DA-7642-4EBF-A58D-536C98F5C186@microsoft.com... > > Thank you. Actually I already have that program and I just looked and our > > app > > is indicated to run on logon - not boot up even though we put the registry > > entry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Thought > > this > > location was for bootup. > > > > "Lou Jackson" wrote: > > > >> Our install program has set a registry entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to > >> run > >> our app everytime the computer is started. Instead it runs the app > >> everytime > >> a user logs on with several available logins on the machine. Seems this > >> registry entry is being mapped somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue as > >> to > >> how this happens ? > > >
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