launch my application at windows startup

[mulhall]

Hello all,

I would like to have my CVI application launch at windows startup.  Since it is GUI based, I am under the impression that I can't simply start is a service.  I need to have this start prior to login and be immune to when users log in or log out.  Is there a way to do this through a registry entry or some other means?

Thank you.

Phil Mulhall

[Jattie]

A service is not GUI based, if you want to run as a service it can not have a gui. if you want to run before login, you do not have GUi capabilities.

There are three places to initiate automated runs from:

Curret user waits for a user to be logged in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

This one might give you what you want, ans is suppose to run regardless of user login.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

This is the default user run profile:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and sometimes there are software specific ones:

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-392521947-209088652-5522801-1075\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run