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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
But if I'm not mistaken, a "Run" entry in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree causes the application to start after any user logs in...Regardless, the user has to first login.
Not so. I just verified this and without logging in to the machine, the applications in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run are indeed started.
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The jury is still out on this one. I'll keep looking...
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DavidCrow wrote:
without logging in to the machine, the applications in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run are indeed started.
That's amazing. It seems to work exactly as I described on my Win XP Home SP1 box. I confirmed this by adding a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\... entry to this test app:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "time.h"
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
time_t tmNow;
time (&tmNow);
char szFilespec [255];
sprintf (szFilespec, "C:\\%d.txt", tmNow);
FILE* fp = fopen (szFilespec, "w");
fclose (fp);
return 0;
} and rebooting and logging in a few seconds later. As I expected, there was only one file (C:\1124224887.txt ) created. This matches Microsoft's documentation[^] of these keys.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
...and rebooting and logging in a few seconds later.
But the question is does your test application run if you don't log in?
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DavidCrow wrote:
does your test application run if you don't log in?
No, because if it did, there would have been 2 files created - once when the system rebooted and once after I logged in.
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why would there have to be two?
if its started on startup it wouldnt create another process of itself for the user logging in. would it?
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I booted the system at 2:30pm and logged in at 2:35pm. The file was timestamped 2:35pm. My point was, if the application ran on boot up, there would have been 2 files - one timestamped 2:30pm and the other 2:35pm. I also confirmed that the file is created every time I login.
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Did you mean RunServices instead of Run ?
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
Did you mean RunServices instead of Run?
No.
"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
But if I'm not mistaken, a "Run" entry in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree causes the application to start after any user logs in, as opposed to a corresponding entry for a specific user in the HKEY_USERS subtree which causes the app to only start when that user logs in. Regardless, the user has to first login.
That's the way I've taken it to work, I always have to log in of HKLM\...\Run to take effect.
One thing I suggest doing though, is use Winlogon Notification Packages (assuming you're programming for an NT-based version of windows), you can listen to startup/shutdown/login/logoff and other events.
Check:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/secauthn/security/winlogon_notification_packages.asp
HTH
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Thanks for the info, but you may want to post a reply to the original author of the thread.
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Good point!
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One thing I suggest doing, is use Winlogon Notification Packages (assuming you're programming for an NT-based version of windows), you can listen to startup/shutdown/login/logoff and other events.
Check:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/secauthn/security/winlogon_notification_packages.asp
HTH
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can u tell me whats wrong with my code plz:
HBITMAP hbmp = LoadBitmap(hinst,MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));
RECT r;
GetWindowRect(hBtn1,&r);
HDC pthisDC;
HDC bmpDC;
HBITMAP pOldBitmap;
pthisDC = GetDC(hWnd);
bmpDC = CreateCompatibleDC(pthisDC);
pOldBitmap = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(bmpDC,&hbmp);
BitBlt(pthisDC,
0,0,
r.right-r.left,
r.bottom-r.top,
bmpDC,
0,0,SRCCOPY);
SelectObject(bmpDC,pOldBitmap);
DeleteDC(bmpDC);
help would be appreciated
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You must create a compatible bitmap for the DC "pthisDC", select this bitmap to the DC "pthisDC" before the function "BitBlt" and deselect the bitmap after the function "BitBlt".
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Hello, trying to gather some information for a new project that I am working on. We've been assigned to port a windows application (ATL, Win32, MFC, COM in-procs/out-procs,etc.) to Linux. I've been reading up on a DCOM Linux implementation called EntireX (http://128.197.93.185/cd/exxv7113/WINDOWS/EXX/program+files/Software+AG/EntireX/Docu/print/dcmlinux.pdf) that would hopefully enable the port to talk with it's Windows implementation. Does anyone have experience with EntireX - reliability? etc? Or can suggest a better solution/favorite product?
Thanks,
Bob
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Sounds like you've got a pretty tough job on your hands!
Kevin
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Morning, all
the applicatin runs fine if I don't set any breakpoints. But if I set breakpoint in \MFC\SRC\DLGCORE.CPP
TRY
{
// create modeless dialog
AfxHookWindowCreate(this);
if (CreateDlgIndirect(lpDialogTemplate,
CWnd::FromHandle(hWndParent), hInst))
{
if (m_nFlags & WF_CONTINUEMODAL)
{
// enter modal loop
DWORD dwFlags = MLF_SHOWONIDLE;
if (GetStyle() & DS_NOIDLEMSG)
dwFlags |= MLF_NOIDLEMSG;
VERIFY(RunModalLoop(dwFlags) == m_nModalResult);
it will stop after enter modal loop, the dialog said it's comlete, but program not exit out by automaticlly, the reason I set breakpoint was the (RunModalLoop(dwFlags) = 1 AND m_nModalResult =4 in another version.
Thanks
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Is it possible one of them was retuning '1' because you pressed the OK button, which normally returns '1' from the dialog result? I am not sure where '4' came from. CANCEL is usually '2'.
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I think you are right....4 could be the auto start.
Thank you!
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I have been trying to modify Wolfram Steinke's ListBox Tutorial as I wanted to create a ListBox that allows Alpha/Index sorting plus using tabs to put the text into fields.
When I try to add the '\t' (which works in OnLoadList) to OnToggleListStyle, instead of the text fields being spaced out by tabs, I get them seperated by the vertical bar character.
What am I missing?
What should I be doing?
This tutorial is listed on Code Project
Charles
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Are you using the LBS_USETABSTOPS style? You'll also want to use a monospaced font in the listbox so that the columns are properly aligned.
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Doh! now you pointed it out, it seems so obvious.
Needless to say... I wasn't but I am now. Works great.
Thanks.
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I have created an activeX in VC++ with the following Method
long ABC::OpenAVI( LPCTSTR strFileName )
I have included this active X in Microsoft Excel. Using VBA i am trying to access this function
DEF.OpenAVI(FileName) ----- where FileName is declared as a string and DEF is the name of my activeX
I keep getting type mismatch error. Can some one help me with this.
Thanks in Advance
M
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