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Run your Program on Startup

Run your Program on your System Startup.

Submitted By: gbertoli3

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Views: 577

Language: C#

Last Modified: October 11, 2008

Instructions: Use:
//Method 1
RunStartup(true);
//Method 2
Startup = true;

Snippet

/// <summary>
/// Runs the Program on Startup.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="RunOnStartup">True to Run on Startup, False to NOT Run on Startup.</param>
private void RunStartup(Boolean RunOnStartup)
{
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);
if (RunOnStartup == true)
{
key.SetValue("Application Name", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());
}
else
{
key.DeleteValue("Application Name", false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets or Sets if the Program will Run on Startup.
/// </summary>
private bool Startup
{
get
{
return Startup;
}
set
{
Startup = value;
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);
if (Startup == true)
{
key.SetValue("Application Name", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());
}
if (Startup == false)
{
key.DeleteValue("Application Name", false);
}
}
}

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/// <summary>
/// Runs the Program on Startup.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="RunOnStartup">True to Run on Startup, False to NOT Run on Startup.</param>
private void RunStartup(Boolean RunOnStartup)
{
    Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);
    if (RunOnStartup == true)
    {
        key.SetValue("Application Name", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());
    }
    else
    {
        key.DeleteValue("Application Name", false);
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Gets or Sets if the Program will Run on Startup.
/// </summary>
private bool Startup
{
    get
    {
        return Startup;
    }
    set
    {
        Startup = value;
        Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);
        if (Startup == true)
        {
            key.SetValue("Application Name", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());
        }
        if (Startup == false)
        {
            key.DeleteValue("Application Name", false);
        }
    }
}