installing files as startup items

[TVoltolina]

hi, i'm a newbie to setup factory and programming in general. i looked through this forum to see if my question has already been answered, but it looks like it hasn't, so here goes:

i have created a program whose purpose is to copy a video file from a cd-rom to the local hard drive, and have that video file play every time the system starts. it will be used on both xp home and xp pro systems.

installing a shortcut to the start/programs/startup menu was easy, but the directory structure is different in xp home and pro. i'd like to do something that would be universal (and a little more sophisticated), so i'm guessing i'd need my installer to edit the registry.

since i'm also a newbie to registry editing, i was wondering if anyone out there might know of an easy way to do this. it can't be all that hard, since there's so many annoying programs out there that force themselves to start up with your computer! any help would be greatly appreciated.

-ted

[Adam]

Ted,

There is a location in the registry to put entries that will run every time the system starts. So you could use the following action: Registry.SetValue() to this location:

HKEY_LOACL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

I hope this helps

Adam Kapilik

[TVoltolina]

thanks for your help!