Reboot PC and run program on startup

rdeberry · Post by **rdeberry** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:51 pm

I am trying to get around a problem that occurs on some test machines when files are in use. The normal installation (i.e., you install the software on a vrigin machine with nothing running) works like a champ. It installs the services and launches the small app to configure some parameters that I can't do in the installer. But if there is a need to reboot, the PC reboots but the app never gets launched. How do I set the installer to run the program after a complete install and it needed to reboot?

The run program line is right after the TODO: place code to run your app here.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:19 pm

Naturally, since a reboot ends the setup program as well as the entire system, there is no way to run the program after a reboot.

jimo · Post by **jimo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:23 pm

You may want to check out "RunOnce" in the MSDN library
Here http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... ca.xml.asp

Gizm0 · Post by **Gizm0** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:29 pm

Well actually there is a workaround on that..
You can check if the InstallAWARE is going to reboot, and edit the RunOnce registry key under HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion, so the programm will only run once AFTER reboot, and then windows will remove the entry from your the registry.. I hope this helps.