How to run an app before Windows GUI loads?

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Alfred Roth

Hello,

Some applications accomplish their work right after the computer is
powered before the Windows GUI loads. How do I create such a programm ?
 
Hello,

Some applications accomplish their work right after the computer is
powered before the Windows GUI loads. How do I create such a programm ?
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Maybe:

Starting an Executable on System Boot

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382154(VS.85).aspx

Note: Boot Triggers are a subset of Task Triggers.

The following PDC session also mentions security considerations when
using Task Triggers:

PDC 08 Session PC19 - Windows 7: Designing Efficient Background
Processes

In spite of the title, it does not necessarily mean that Windows 7 is
a requirement to have a Boot Trigger, at least for the given C++
sample implementation - perhaps only the existence of the Task
Scheduler is required. The session also mentioned a programmable
Service Control Manager that is available in Windows 7.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)
 
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