Detect if autostart

Joh

I've developed an application that is launched at system startup. Is
there a way to detect when an application is started by autostart and
when its launched by a user?

Mar 6 '07 #1

zacks

On Mar 6, 10:53 am, "Joh" <meanmachine...@hotmail.comwrote:

I've developed an application that is launched at system startup. Is
there a way to detect when an application is started by autostart and
when its launched by a user?

Best way I have figured out to do that is to specify a command line
switch in the auto startup shortcut. If present, the app knows it was
run from that shortcut.

Mar 6 '07 #2

Joh

On 6 Mar, 17:31, z...@construction-imaging.com wrote:

On Mar 6, 10:53 am, "Joh" <meanmachine...@hotmail.comwrote:

I've developed an application that is launched at system startup. Is
there a way to detect when an application is started by autostart and
when its launched by a user?

Best way I have figured out to do that is to specify a command line
switch in the auto startup shortcut. If present, the app knows it was
run from that shortcut.

Thanks for the reply! Currently I'm using registry settings for the
autostart, no a short cut in the auto start-up folder, so it doesn't
work. Anyone else know of another way to solve this? Otherwize I guess
I have to go for the shortcut.

Mar 6 '07 #3

Stephany Young

Well specify a command line switch in the registry setting then.
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On 6 Mar, 17:31, z...@construction-imaging.com wrote:

>On Mar 6, 10:53 am, "Joh" <meanmachine...@hotmail.comwrote:

I've developed an application that is launched at system startup. Is
there a way to detect when an application is started by autostart and
when its launched by a user?

Best way I have figured out to do that is to specify a command line
switch in the auto startup shortcut. If present, the app knows it was
run from that shortcut.

Thanks for the reply! Currently I'm using registry settings for the
autostart, no a short cut in the auto start-up folder, so it doesn't
work. Anyone else know of another way to solve this? Otherwize I guess
I have to go for the shortcut.

Mar 7 '07 #4

Paul Evans

"Joh" <me************@hotmail.comwrote in message
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On 6 Mar, 17:31, z...@construction-imaging.com wrote:

>On Mar 6, 10:53 am, "Joh" <meanmachine...@hotmail.comwrote:

I've developed an application that is launched at system startup. Is
there a way to detect when an application is started by autostart and
when its launched by a user?

Best way I have figured out to do that is to specify a command line
switch in the auto startup shortcut. If present, the app knows it was
run from that shortcut.

Thanks for the reply! Currently I'm using registry settings for the
autostart, no a short cut in the auto start-up folder, so it doesn't
work. Anyone else know of another way to solve this? Otherwize I guess
I have to go for the shortcut.

Put the switch in the registry setting rather than a shortcut?
Either way, you're still pointing to MyApp.exe /autorun

Mar 7 '07 #5