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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok BUT will this way work the SAME on 98 and xp?

meaning the reg run and once i get the startup folder working will it run on windows xp?


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p.s i just have 98 here Sad

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

couldn't tell you as i know nothing of the xp registry or where the startup folder is on xp...maybe someone running xp can help you

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On XP the startup folder will usually be in the user's folder, not in in the Win tree.

You can locate the startup folder in the Registry:

Code:

 %%startupfolder = @REGREAD(CURUSER,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders,Startup)
 


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what about xp Registry? where is the "run" does it have it like windows 98 does?

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, it's the same.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank all for the help
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

@windir(Startup) is an easy way to get it. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, if it's a shortcut in the startup folder, then just change the file
attributes to readonly and system so that it can't be deleted.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah it would be neat if the registry had its own commands Laughing

Reg-Code:
Code:
%%my_link = @regread(HCU,Software\MySoftware\My-Link)
IF @someone-removes-my-link(%%my_link)
reg @put-link-back-in-registry(%%my_link)
END


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks all for the help Smile
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