start a program after reset AUTOMATICALLY

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i had a great way 2 start my program very first when the pocket pc was reset. it was as easy as set in the registry under hkey_local_machine.init the sub key launch60 to the path and file i wanted 2 start. well all this with pocket pc2002. now with pocket pc 2003 the registry keys r there but while resetting the ppc seems not 2 notice the keys at all and just starts the shell32 as normal. does anyone know why or know where a auto start now needs 2 b placed in ppc2003?

so chris came up with the idea 2 just put it in the autostart menu. thank you 4 the idea. there is just 1 bad thing about the autostart. b4 it would start the program the user would be able u press on start or so and in this case get back into all the playing gaming parts of a pocket pc. since we want them only 2 run the machine controllers data transfer i look for a way where the user has no chance 2 ever get back on this home window with the start button.

any idea how i could do that?

best regards
-- kurt --

start a program after reset AUTOMATICALLY
 
CHeck the device's registry keys for the command to launch explorer.exe and
remove it. That way the shell will never launch.

--
Chris Tacke, eMVP
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
www.OpenNETCF.org
---
Windows CE Product Manager
Applied Data Systems
www.applieddata.net


-- kurt -- said:
hi
i had a great way 2 start my program very first when the pocket pc was
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reset. it was as easy as set in the registry under hkey_local_machine.init
the sub key launch60 to the path and file i wanted 2 start. well all this
with pocket pc2002. now with pocket pc 2003 the registry keys r there but
while resetting the ppc seems not 2 notice the keys at all and just starts
the shell32 as normal. does anyone know why or know where a auto start now
needs 2 b placed in ppc2003?
so chris came up with the idea 2 just put it in the autostart menu. thank
Click to expand...
you 4 the idea. there is just 1 bad thing about the autostart. b4 it would
start the program the user would be able u press on start or so and in this
case get back into all the playing gaming parts of a pocket pc. since we
want them only 2 run the machine controllers data transfer i look for a way
where the user has no chance 2 ever get back on this home window with the
start button.
 
Not sure if you disable the start menu, but a nasty way would be to delete
the contents of the folders "\windows\start menu", some of the folders are
write protected so you would need a try-catch.

Obviously you would need to run your app at least once to delete the files,
but maybe that would suffice?

Chris

-- kurt -- said:
hi
i had a great way 2 start my program very first when the pocket pc was
Click to expand...
reset. it was as easy as set in the registry under hkey_local_machine.init
the sub key launch60 to the path and file i wanted 2 start. well all this
with pocket pc2002. now with pocket pc 2003 the registry keys r there but
while resetting the ppc seems not 2 notice the keys at all and just starts
the shell32 as normal. does anyone know why or know where a auto start now
needs 2 b placed in ppc2003?
so chris came up with the idea 2 just put it in the autostart menu. thank
Click to expand...
you 4 the idea. there is just 1 bad thing about the autostart. b4 it would
start the program the user would be able u press on start or so and in this
case get back into all the playing gaming parts of a pocket pc. since we
want them only 2 run the machine controllers data transfer i look for a way
where the user has no chance 2 ever get back on this home window with the
start button.
 
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