Re: How Can Programs Auto-Run When Windows Starts?

From: CHANGE USERNAME TO westes (DELETE_westes_at_earthbroadcast.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:58:03 -0700

Where is the run once key located? 

-- 
Will
westes AT earthbroadcast.com
"Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uzK9DFpaEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> the runonce key is used for things that run once and then are removed.
> device drivers get loaded at boot or when new usb devices are detected.
> system services are started after the kernal loads but before
> run/runonce/startup group stuff.  then there is the task scheduler from
> windows or the AT command line tool.   other programs that are started can
> also schedule their own tasks that can run other programs... av, disk
> defrag, mail readers, and other tools can run their own schedule of tasks.
> the synchronization manager with active desktops can also kick off
> processes.  there are still system.ini and win.ini, autoexec.bat,
> config.sys, though i don't know if you can still run stuff out of them or
> when it fits in.  the boot.ini file could probably point to a different
boot
> loader that could do stuff before windows loads, as could another
multi-boot
> configuration tool.
>
> "CHANGE USERNAME TO westes" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote in
> message news:eEZEv4oaEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > What are the different methods that programs can use to automatically
> start
> > up when Windows starts, or when a user logs in?
> >
> > I'm aware of the system setting in the registry:
> >
> >         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> >
> > I know that for user logins, the Startup folder is also a place to look.
> >
> > After installing Winbench 99, it started to automatically shut down the
> > system and then invoke itself on reboot and re-login to the computer.
I
> > did NOT see it in either of the two above locations, so I have to assume
> > that it was using yet another technique to restart itself.     Any help
is
> > appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Will
> > westes AT earthbroadcast.com
> >
> >
>
>

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