Re: Missing config file

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[[The RunOnce keys are ignored under Windows 2000 and Windows XP in Safe
Mode. ]]

INFO: Run, RunOnce, RunServices, RunServicesOnce and Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/179365

[[For Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 SP3
or later, and Windows 2000, an additional rule is available; for keys 3 and
4, the value name can be prefixed with an asterisk to force the program to
run even in Safe mode. ]]

[[The data value for a value is a command line. By default, Run keys are
ignored in Safe mode. For keys 3 and 4, the value name can be prefixed with
an exclamation point to defer deletion of the value until after the command
has been completed.

For keys 3, 4, and 6, the value is deleted before the command line is run
unless overridden as noted above. As a result, if a RunOnce operation fails
to run properly, the component that failed will not be asked to run again
the next time you start the computer. ]]

Definition of the RunOnce Keys in the Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;137367

137367 applies to XP also.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:yfQ6g.6692$Qq.1973@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Mark F. <reply_to_ng@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hello,

I have a PC running WinXP Pro and I need to restart it and run an
application (from RunOnce reg key) in safe mode. When the application is
finished it
restarts the machine. The restart then would in normal mode.

I was told that this could be done using the Boot.ini file, but it
appears to be missing on the PC I am working with. A search of the enire
drive returned nothing.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

.

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