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How to run a C# application at Windows startup?

Asked 2011-02-23T10:25:02.200
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I made an application that launches during startup, with the next code below.
The process runs on the process manager tool after the restart, but I can't see the application on the screen. When I open the same .exe file from the startup registry value the program runs perfect.

// The path to the key where Windows looks for startup applications
RegistryKey rkApp = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);

// Add the value in the registry so that the application runs at startup
rkApp.SetValue("MyApp", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());

What can I do to fix it up?

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I did not find any of the above code worked. Maybe that's because my app is running .NET 3.5. I don't know. The following code worked perfectly for me. I got this from a senior level .NET app developer on my team. 

Write(Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine, @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\", "WordWatcher", "\"" + Application.ExecutablePath.ToString() + "\"");

public bool Write(RegistryKey baseKey, string keyPath, string KeyName, object Value)
{
    try
    {
        // Setting 
        RegistryKey rk = baseKey;
        // I have to use CreateSubKey 
        // (create or open it if already exits), 
        // 'cause OpenSubKey open a subKey as read-only 
        RegistryKey sk1 = rk.CreateSubKey(keyPath);
        // Save the value 
        sk1.SetValue(KeyName.ToUpper(), Value);

        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        // an error! 
        MessageBox.Show(e.Message, "Writing registry " + KeyName.ToUpper());
        return false;
    }
}
answered 2013-04-16T19:28:59.943

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