Running from Registry on Startup/Shutdown

[coox]

Could someone remind me what the key is for running an app on startup, and is it possible to do the same thing on shutdown?- CHEEEEEEEERS.

[Judd]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce


That one you mean?

[coox]

Erm, dunno Judd. I was thinking I might put the name of the file I want to run in somewhere. Can I do this on Startup and Shutdown?

[Judd]

For startup to run the program once (i.e. only on the next restart) use the Key I already gave.

To run on startup everytime use

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

(Have a look there and you'll see what you need to enter)

I don't know about shutdown....



Dan

[SonGouki]

If you want your app to run at shut down the only way I know is to make it into a TSR. This means that after you run your program (at startup or whenever) and it is done doing what you need it to do you hide it/minimize it/put an icon in the System Tray/whatever. In your code you put the tasks you want handle when Windows shuts down in the QueryUnload event, as follows:

Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
   If UnloadMode = vbAppWindows Then
      MsgBox "Current Windows session ending."
      Cancel = True
      Call YourWindowsShutRoutine
   End If
End Sub

I hope you get what I'm saying, if not I'll be happy to elaborate.