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

johnmclaren_99_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: 17 Dec 2004 06:54:10 -0800

all of these events occour after the user logs in. at this point in
time, there are files in use on the drive. the reason i want to know
all of this is because i wish to create a batch file that i can use to
reboot the computer, throw windows into "dos" mode or command prompt
mode, and cause a whipe of the drive. this is not for destructive
reasons, but for security reasons. if, for some reason, someone gets
physical access to the computer, i want to be able to execute a file
and whipe all of the data that i don't want falling into the worng
hands. if any of the files are in use, format will not allow the format
of the drive. anyone have any ideas?

Alex Nichol wrote:
> 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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