Tweaking Registry To Add Applicaion To System Startup?
Jul 6, 2009
I want my application to startup thorugh registry if the specified checkbox1 is checked and to delete it from registry if the checkbox1 is not checked.With the following code im able to create registry but, im unable to delete it.I want it to work like it works for softwares for e.g Utorrent.
Code:
Private Sub CheckBox1_CheckStateChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CheckBox1.CheckStateChanged
If CheckBox1.Checked Then[code]....
i want to make a program that will 'clean' up a computer, so far i can make it delete temp files, clear history, empty the recycle bin, even startup windows disk defrag... basic stuff like that Now i want it to go into windows registry and add some preset values, for example: HKEY_CURRENT_USER // Control Panel // Desktop // MenuShowDelay is by default 400, but i want to set it to 200 or something...i would also need the program to figure out which OS the computer is running (xp/vista/7) and only use the appropriate key and value,
this is the code i am using to add my program to registry startup
Public Shared Sub AddStartup(ByVal Name As String, ByVal Path As String) Dim Registry As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine Dim Key As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey =
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however, when i deploy the application and install it....it doesnt work because it says "Requested registry access is not allowed", which i figured it would probably do...
im trying to make a vb 2010 program to startup with windows with that is the user choice and i have got this code from the net:
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i havent got a clue on why its opening on the wrong path at startup, but if i close the app and i open it manually by its desktop icon everything is fine again :S
I am making a setup application and I need to know how to properly add a registry key so the application startup with windows. I have made what you can see on the image but I get an error when my PC restarts.This setup is nothing special I just need to make the registry key properly.
I took the following method to make a registry key in my setup project. When I run setup, it says Could not write value Run to the key. Verify that you have the sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel. "Below I have copied the code that I took from the forum After you have built your own application project, Right Click the "Solution" to "Add a New Project", of cource the project type is Setup and Deployment Project.
Add the "Project Outputs" into the setup project, here, it can be the your own application,Most of important step: Open the "Regstry" view of the setup project, then add new keys in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" according to the information I just mentioned. Below the key "Run", you can add a new string value. Then in the value's "Properties" view, enter "[TARGETDIR]YourApplicationName.exe" .Install your application using the msi file created by setup project, then restart your computer, you can see the result.
I'm quite new to vb.net and I was trying to develope something that can activate/deactivate the Optical reader at startup, so I wrote:
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but obviously it's not that simple, I read I need registry permission not to have access denied to the specified key, I imported the system.security.permission namespace and I tried some constructors but without any results...anyone can point me to the right procedure?
Has anyone got some source code or advice on getting my app to be able to list all autorun items i.e. from HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Run (and other locations) and the start menu start up group - same sort of info as say msconfig or autoruns
I have done a lot of searching and cannot find a solution to my problem of, my application appearing in the processes even after exit.
Note: It doesnt appear in the processes due to the type of exit i have used after the click function happens.
Public Class FCAM Public Sub Launch(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Launch_FCAM_FarCry.Click Process.Start("....Bin32FarCry.exe", "-MOD:FCAM") System.Windows.Forms.Application.Exit()
I've been playing with a DGV. Let's say for my question here, I want a grid that is 10x10. I would like the font in each cell to be Arial 10 regular. Only one character will be in each cell (I'll use "M"). I would LIKE the cells to be 17 pixels by 17 pixels. But, if I manually force the column width to be 17, I get about half of my M and three dots "M...". I'm thinking this is a padding thing but as far as I can tell, everything is set to 0. See code and then more comments below:
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load With DataGridView1
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Question 1: How can I reclaim some of what seems to be lost space around the cell contents so I don't have to make them bigger than they need to be? I'd like them to be 17x17 with the single character centered within.
Question 2: Do I have to manually set the height and width of each row and column? I'm thinking the RowTemplate setting but can't seem to get it to work.
FYI: This is a new project with a DGV dragged onto the form. All changes have been made programatically.
I have set my program up to run on system startup like so:
Code: Private Sub enableRunOnSystemStartup() My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun", True).SetValue(Application.ProductName, Application.ExecutablePath) End Sub
The problem is that when it does start, it opens up in a window. I wish to provide the user with 4 options for what to do on system startup.
1. Don't run on system start. 2. Run and open a window. 3. Run but start minimized to the taskbar. 4. Run but start minimized to the system tray.
It's options 3 and 4 that cause the problem. If the user starts the program manually, it should start in window mode, but if the program starts from system startup, I need to check which option the user has selected and perform that option.
I was thinking of passing some sort of parameters to the program when it loads but I am not sure how these parameters could be sent to the program. One way would be to create a separate program that loads on system startup. When that program loads, tell it to load my program but pass a parameter to it to tell it that it was booted from startup. I feel like there should be a better way.
I was also thinking of getting the time of the last system bootup. Then comparing it with the current time, although this might not work if the user loaded my program as soon as they logged on.
A third idea I came up with was to use a shortcut to the exe file and check if the program was executed using that shortcut. I could place the shortcut in the folder ...AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup as opposed to adding it to the registry. But would this work on other Windows operating systems? I'm using Windows 7.
Ideally, this program should be able to run on other computers, but if that is too complicated, I'd rather just get it running on mine first.
Also, in case anyone is interested, my program creates a copy of the user's files on a separate drive, although I don't think this affects what I am trying to do with checking if my program was launched at system startup.
Using WINFORMS (VB 2008 Professional) in an XP Pro system, I have been able to create Data entry forms that capture required variables from user necessary to generate price/profit/resources required for a given project. The entry forms comprise textboxes, numeric updowns, comboboxes. All my calcs run well and I output the control contents to tables in SQLExpress. (I am a landscape architect).
But, I have to find out how to:1. Save contents of all data entries on the quotation form as a Project1.(suffix) file (as well as the current SQL DB), such that the user can at a later date, reopen original quotation details and rework the original estimate by altering one or more of the controls on the form. User can then save again and so on until user issues his/her final quote estimate to client.
I have been on some journey trying to pin this down - to no avail really; although tempted to ring the infamous (and very eloquent) Beth Massi, thought I would seek help from this Forum first.
I have a vb.net 2008 application that is supposed to run at startup. After meeting certain conditions, the PC is supposed to restart. Below is the code that is failing:
myUsername and myDomain are both strings while myPassword is a SecureString. The application works properly when execute manually, but give the following error when executed from startup (either by placing in the startup folder or by adding to the registry):
The directory name is invalid
Also, the program executes properly when the last 3 arguments are left out and the user has the necessary rights.
How do I force a restart using an specific, alternate user credentials on startup?
I would be grateful for information or a link to a clear explanation on issues relating to accessing the registry in a 64 bit system (I don't have access to a 64 bit machine so can't test). I have a VB.Net app' that needs to read the registry to find where Ghostscript is installed. This is: key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript")
If the VB.Net app (made on my 32 bit machine) is run on a 64 bit machine, will it still work (assuming the key for Ghostscript is the same on 64 bit)? Or do I need to manually access the 'Wow6432Node' registry or something? Plus, are there any security implications reading the registry or can I safely assume that an installed app' will always be able to read the registry?
I have a program that write a key to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER (it stores an email address there & I call it later to send to that address)On form load a dialog opens & asks for email address.Everything OK on testing the program, when I deploy the application the dialog doesn't open. I assume this has got to be something to do with what references I add.I have added system & system32 but still doesn't work. The code I have is below.what references to add & if/what to copy to output directory.I'm using VBExpress 2008
I have added:-
Public Const c_strKeyName As String = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TimWadSoftware\ServiceReport\" Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load My.Settings.Reload()
My application needs to change the default signature of outlook and I need to change the value of a registry key for this. But I get a error that I probaly don't have enough permissions. Strange thing is, if I change it manually it doesn't complain.
Error:System.UnauthorizedAccessException : Cannot write to the registry key.
I am currently writing an app that as a part of it function it has to write a value to the registry in
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A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in WindowsApplication1.exe I am bit confused by this error as I am not accessing any files but editing the registry. I am running Visual Basic 2010 (as administrator), dot net framework 4 on Windows 7.
I need to read the value of one subkey located under a list of 17,000 keys in windows registry. I have no problem doing it locally but cannot get the system.management name space to do the same remotely. I know MSDN documents the system.management name space but much more knowledge is assumed than in other areas I have used. Assume no problems with connection and authentication.[code]....
Can VB 2008 use the system variable %1 that contains what filename a program was opened with? I am making a new app that when you click a .exe file and select the right option, it will edit the registry but I need to be able to keep the filename that I right clicked on so that I know what registry value to edit, is this possible?
I can hide my startup form (or make it appear hidden) on startup. I can start my app on windows startup--through registry values--if the user checks a checkbox.
But if the app starts up on windows startup, I want the form to be hidden, so the program can just keep working without bothering anyone. If it starts up because the user started it, I want the form to be showing, because the user probably wants to change some settings or something.
I try to install Visual Basic 4-32bit on Vista Business but I get an error message 'VBCustom_Controls_Actions_Reg_Graph was unable to register itself in the system registry' ; is there a way to get around it ?
Trying to read key "HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsU pdateAU" value "AUOptions" and get the following : A first chance exception of type 'System.Security.SecurityException' occurred in mscorlib.dll Error occurs in ReadRegistry key SOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate AU : Requested registry access is not allowed. This occurs in my vb.net application when application is run under an account called OPER in the USERS group. The application :
1/is on my PC's hard drive, its not a web app or on a network share
2/is launched via a desktop click
3/ has a manifest specifying executionlevel "AsInvoker"
It does not occur when the Application is run as an Administrator. It does not occur if I read the value with a non .NET program when logged in as OPER whch makes me think it is a .NET problem not a registry permissions problem. Examining "Effective Permissions" shows that my OPER login has query value permission.I need the application to be able to read the key like the non .NET application while running at USERS level.
I have an installer for my application that makes changes to the registry for better application performance However, depending on the language of the operating system installed this input need changes For example (which is the case itself) Systems in Portuguese the entry is called (Padrao)Systems in English the entry is called (Default) I know I have I change the property "Condition" of the entry I created but I do not know what I have to write in this "Condition" I write within this property to validate that The system is in English or The system is in Portuguese I plan to put the project set two registry entries, one that will be done on systems with English language and other entry in systems with Portuguese language?
i deleted my previous start up form to be replaced by another one but each time i launch the application,the deleted start up form is still displayed.i dont know from where this deleted start up form is being loaded.
Error is coming Registry Access is not allowed.While Opening a Key.
Code: Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click NewDelete("HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun", "Sonia") End Sub
