Click. Once Run at Startup . For example, for me on Vista, the attached sample application’s shortcut is placed in the following location: C: \Users\Ben Griswold\App. Data\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Ben Griswold\Click. Once. Auto. Start. In other words, there is no configuration setting to enable the Click. Once application to run at startup. Click. Once Auto. ![]() ![]() Each detail in Vista Start Menu is well thought-out and the program will allow you to accomplish all your tasks with ease and comfort. All products and services featured are based solely on editorial selection. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. For Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012/10. Product Description: Transparent Screen Lock enables IT professionals to prevent unauthorized system access, while. ![]() How to Reset Windows Vista. If your Windows Vista computer stops working unexpectedly due to a system error or virus, or you want to completely wipe the hard drive.
![]() Start Solutions. There are two sited ways to implement run at startup functionality. Both options, however, come with drawbacks and issues. Solution 1. Programmatically copy the application’s Start Menu Program shortcut (the Application Reference file) into the Startup folder. Start Menu\Programs\Ben Griswold. Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Issue 1 – There doesn’t appear to be a reliable way to determine where the Click. Once installer placed the Start Menu Program . As stated above, the shortcut location is based on the Publishing Options. Can one programmatically read the Publisher and Product name? Is this information is available via the App. Domain. Activation. Context Property? The bottom- line is, if the shortcut location can’t be determined then the file can’t be copied. Arguably, this isn’t a serious issue since the shortcut location could be “pre- calculated” and stored elsewhere in the application. For example, in Application Settings or within Assembly. Info which seems to be the de facto standard. All the same, since this Publisher and Product are displayed on the Deployment Web Page. Issue 2 – Copying the Application Reference shortcut into the Startup folder doesn’t work reliably in Windows Vista. This is the case whether UAC is enabled or not. Interestingly, the same shortcut can successfully launch the application if it is manually executed by the user, but under standard OS startup the shortcut is never triggered. Issue 3 – Another issue is tied to the uninstall. Is there a way to hook into the uninstall of a Click. Once application? If not, there doesn’t appear to be a way to remove any/all artifacts which may have been programmatically added to the end users system. In other words, after the product uninstall, it would become the end user’s responsibility to remove the shortcut file which was programmatically copied into the Startup folder. Coincidently, the Start Menu Programs shortcut and desktop shortcut are all removed when the Click. Once application is uninstalled. Solution 2. Programmatically create a URL shortcut file which maps to the Click. Once application’s update location and place it in the Startup folder. I am happy to say this method does work reliably in Windows Vista. Issue 1 – Though creating an URL shortcut file which maps to the Application. Deployment. Current. Deployment. Update. Location. Absolute. Uri works consistently, an empty browser window is launched when the Uri is being queried. Again, this solution works but it isn’t particularly clean. Issue 2 – Same uninstall issue as outline above. Sample Application The accompanying sample application illustrates how to enable run at startup using either of the two techniques stated above. One may validated the functionality and issues by launching the application (after installing via Click. Once) and then enabling the Auto. Start options, verifying shortcut are valid and testing the Auto. Start functionality per a system restart. Again, any help or feedback is greatly appreciated. The main goal is to determine a reliable, reusable way to add Auto. Start functionality to any Click. Once deployed application for any Windows operating system. References: Click. Once Startup Folder. Tip: Click. Once Deployment. Project Properties > Publish > Install Model and Settings. Project Properties > Publish > Install Model and Settings > Options.
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