Starting my application when windows starts up (All versions of Windows)?

Question

I am writing an application using Delphi 2010. I would like to have my application start up when windows starts up. I need this to work in the latest versions of Windows XP, 7.0, and the latest servers.

Would storing it under the following key work, or do i need to do something else?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run

thanks for any help

Answer 1

That will only result in it starting when the user running the installation process connects. If you want it to start when Windows starts then try under HKLM.

Answer 2

Be aware that these Run key entries execute when a user logs on. To launch a task on startup, it's better to write windows services, which is quite easy to do in Delphi.

A little help on services: http://delphi.about.com/od/windowsshellapi/a/delphi-windows-service-applications.htm