VS 2008 : Getting Startup Folder (Vista/7)?
May 5, 2011
I was having trouble before editing the registry on a WPF application I'm working on, in order to get autostart to work, so I ended up creating a shortcut in the startup folder to automatically start the application. My problem is, that this not working on Windows 7 (and Im guessing Vista too). Here's my code. Does Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup not work on Windows 7?
Dim PathToStartupFolder As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup)
If File.Exists(PathToStartupFolder & "Application.Exe.LNK") = False Then
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May 28, 2009
Problem 1: I am running into a problem with my program that when UAC is active on Vistaaccess to C: and Program Files is not allowed. My program writes text files as a user types. Is there a safe place to write files to that may be some sort of standard instead of throwing files all over the place? Like maybe somewhere in the user's default folder's or something?
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May 31, 2011
how can I get the shared startup folder? My application is set to add a shortcut to the startup folder, but it isnly for that user, and I'd like it to automatically start for any user on the machine.I know you can do this by adding a registry key, but I'm having trouble getting my registry key code to work in this WPF app.
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Mar 9, 2009
i was wondering if i can copy my application to the startup folder in windows when the form loads. The path i want my app to copy to is: C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsStartup
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Sep 30, 2010
How can I add application to startup of VISTA or Win7, using Setup and Deployment package?
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May 30, 2009
i compile my form with the below code when i run it on vista work fine without any problem but when i try to run in on XP cant run... that happened with any XP machine.[code]when i run my exe to other Vista machines work fine... but on xp NO.
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Feb 28, 2009
I have an application that should run every time when boot windows(xp/vista). I currently added this app to all programs and startup. How can I do in code. Is the best way to use registry and put the key in HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoft Windows CurrentVersion Run. It is very important to start every time when windows start.
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Jun 15, 2009
how i can write a program to create a shortcut in the startup folder of a different program. So i have one program on my computer that should run at startup, i just need another program to create a shortcut to it, and then copy this shortcut into the startup folder.
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Feb 7, 2010
I want to be able to make my programme create a folder on startup. Basically by that, I mean whenever the programme is started up on a new machine, it will create a specific folder that later on, it can put files into.Also does anybody know how I can stop it from doing this every-time on a machine that its already created the folder on?
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May 21, 2009
what is the simplest way to add/remove app icon to startup folder...so much work to do and so many choices to choose from...
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May 21, 2011
when deploying an application is it possible to add a shortcut .exe to the startup folder to where the application will startup with windows?
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Mar 30, 2009
I'd like to copy an icon into the computer's startup folder from vb.net code.
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Mar 8, 2009
How would I create a shortcut of my exe file when its run, I can work out the directories and stuff but how would I actually create the program that it starts when windows boots?
I have done quite a few google searches and have found nothing to interesting or useful but I did find out that there is two main ways of doing this registry or startup folder and im more pulled into the startup folder because I dont think that I yet know enough about controlling the registry to be confident of using code like that, so I fall to my other alternative using the startup folder to trigger my program, I read somewhere that this doessn not work for vista but im not sure of that. What I would like to as is how you actually create a shortcut as I cant really understand VB6 Code very well its all I could find.
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Jul 6, 2010
i want the program to run on startup using the startup folder, NOT the registry.i cannot find anything on the startup folder.whenever people ask about the startup folder, all the replies are about the registry. i am beginning to think that the startup folder is some kind of government secret.
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Jan 5, 2009
How do you people get this special folder?
D:UsersMy User Name
I tried to get all special folders but was not able to get this one in Vista! IS that possible or I cannot find it?
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Dec 15, 2011
I had the following error occurred when i want to create shortcut and copy to startup folder. [Code] I don't understand the error message box.
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Jul 27, 2009
I have a program here that gets a list of directories from drive, and it works fine, but keeps listing the directories that are actually shortcuts/ junctions. For instance,[code]Will list all the directories(and files as well with .GetFiles) in 'c:\Users\All Users\', even tho 'All Users' is just a shortcut. This can lead to some problems, like 'c:\Users\All Users\Application Data\' lists all the files/folders in "All Users" including "Application Data", so it'll just keep recursing itself until it quits with an error. I can hard code it, and ignore that specific folder, but theres a few other shortcut folders that exist as well..So is there any way to detect and ignore those "directories"?
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Jun 27, 2009
if it is not possible to password protect a folder in Vista how it comes that exist some application specifically designed to lock folders? How do they managed to achieve something that should be impossible? Why there is not a function in vb.net that allows to lock folders?
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Feb 15, 2009
I have made an application that shared a folder for "everyone" on windows XP. I tried to run this application on a Vista PC, but when it tries to share , it fails. What's the different in sharing folder from vista to XP ? How i can fix my application for vista ?
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Apr 11, 2009
How do I add/remove application shortcuts from the Startup folder or Desktop?
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May 22, 2009
I have an app written on an xp pc which I want users to run on Vista
The app needs to delete a file on a portable drive in a particular folder
This folder was created on the xp machine and copied to the portable drive
The app will not delete a file in this folder on Vista but it will on xp
When I check folder security on vista (which does not exist on xp) I find that the folder does not have full control assigned
my app will write a file to that folder & delete it but will not delete a file put there from the xp pc
If I change the security in vista to full control it works
what I want to do is see if the folder has full control when the user selects it and advise them they need to alter security as I can not do it in the program
basically I want to advise them the moment they select the folder, not when it fails to delete the file after entering misc details in the app which are reuired before the file is deleted.
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Jul 25, 2009
I need my application to update as it is on multiple computers. Will the program update and work if I just replaced the files in the application startup folder with the files from the newer version's application startup folder?
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Aug 2, 2010
I wanted to give my user an option for "Start with Windows". When user check this option it will place a shortcut icon into Startup folder (not in registry). On Windows restart, it will load my app automatically.
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Oct 28, 2010
How do I get the startup folder path for "Current user" and "All user" in VB.net?
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Jun 1, 2009
I have nerver used my application in windows vista or windows 7.It turns that WinXp SP 2 supports great but when i run it in windows 7 , it shows error like this but I can't install MDAC28 in windows 7 Because it is for windows 9x.Isn't vista/7 contain JetOledb components?.I have some other questions too in windows vista/7 there are some restriction on folder viewing .. In few of application , I used to save some info in system32 folder now those applications are also working.How we can save infos in windows 7 at system directory?
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Oct 13, 2011
how do you find the default temporary folder in windows xp, vista and windows 7?
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May 20, 2009
What is the syntax for the windows XP/Vista Application Data folder When i use
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Jun 2, 2009
what's the simplest way to ensure the installation of my app is installed in the startup folder/quick launch for all users , even if my app is not installed from the owner directory?
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Jun 20, 2010
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.
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Mar 4, 2010
How to make an Application to startup at the system startup? and How to enable and disable?
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