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Adding a program to startup in C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;
namespace RunOnStartup
{
/// <summary>
/// It attempts to write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE first, which will run on startup on all user accounts.
/// If it fails (due to lack of privileges), it attempts HKEY_CURRENT_USER, which will only run the program
/// on the current Windows account the user is logged into.
/// </summary>
public class Startup
{
/// <summary>
/// Adds this executable to the startup list.
/// </summary>
public static bool RunOnStartup()
{
return RunOnStartup(Application.ProductName, Application.ExecutablePath);
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds the specified executable to the startup list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AppTitle">Registry key title.</param>
/// <param name="AppPath">Path of executable to run on startup.</param>
public static bool RunOnStartup(string AppTitle, string AppPath)
{
RegistryKey rk;
try
{
rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
rk.SetValue(AppTitle, AppPath);
return true;
}
catch(Exception)
{
}
try
{
rk = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
rk.SetValue(AppTitle, AppPath);
}
catch(Exception)
{
return false;
}
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes this executable from the startup list.
/// </summary>
public static bool RemoveFromStartup()
{
return RemoveFromStartup(Application.ProductName, Application.ExecutablePath);
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes the specified executable from the startup list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AppTitle">Registry key title.</param>
public static bool RemoveFromStartup(string AppTitle)
{
return RemoveFromStartup(AppTitle, null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes the specified executable from the startup list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AppTitle">Registry key title.</param>
/// <param name="AppPath">Path of executable in the registry that's being run on startup.</param>
public static bool RemoveFromStartup(string AppTitle, string AppPath)
{
RegistryKey rk;
try
{
rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
if(AppPath == null)
{
rk.DeleteValue(AppTitle);
}
else
{
if(rk.GetValue(AppTitle).ToString().ToLower() == AppPath.ToLower())
{
rk.DeleteValue(AppTitle);
}
}
return true;
}
catch(Exception)
{
}
try
{
rk = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
if(AppPath == null)
{
rk.DeleteValue(AppTitle);
}
else
{
if(rk.GetValue(AppTitle).ToString().ToLower() == AppPath.ToLower())
{
rk.DeleteValue(AppTitle);
}
}
}
catch(Exception)
{
return false;
}
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if this executable is in the startup list.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool IsInStartup()
{
return IsInStartup(Application.ProductName, Application.ExecutablePath);
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if specified executable is in the startup list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AppTitle">Registry key title.</param>
/// <param name="AppPath">Path of the executable.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool IsInStartup(string AppTitle, string AppPath)
{
RegistryKey rk;
string value;
try
{
rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
value = rk.GetValue(AppTitle).ToString();
if(value == null)
{
return false;
}
else if(!value.ToLower().Equals(AppPath.ToLower()))
{
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}
catch(Exception)
{
}
try
{
rk = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
value = rk.GetValue(AppTitle).ToString();
if(value == null)
{
return false;
}
else if(!value.ToLower().Equals(AppPath.ToLower()))
{
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}
catch(Exception)
{
}
return false;
}
}
}
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