Re: how to make a program run before windows starts to boot

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:40:45 +0000

chris wrote:

>thanks for your help, but the task manager only runs stuff after a user has
>logged in. it will not run tasks BEFORE the system begins to boot. to be
>clear, i want to run a "dos" script that will run, for example: at the same
>time, in the boot process, that chkdsk runs. i don't want to run it with
>chkdsk, just at that same time in the boot process..

That would be in the registry. I would start by a line for the program
added in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and see if that is early enough for you. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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