> From: Scott Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I've got a client who's asking for some file management
> tricks on Windows
> that hopefully folks on the list know how to pull off:
>
> 1) First Run -- I've been told Windows has some kind of
> directory where you
> can install files that are run once after being installed.
> Is this true?
Yes. See below.
> If I install an MC app and want it to auto-launch only one
> time, can this
> simply be placed in whatever magic directory handles one time
> launches?
There is a registry entry at the following location
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
This allows you to add an entry for a program path and name. When you start
Windows this program will run (I believe even before you log in) and the
registry entry will then automatically be deleted.
>
> 2) Time Delayed Auto Launch -- Apparently it's possible to
> somehow tell
> Windows to launch a specified document or app after a
> designated period of
> time has elapsed. The only way I can imagine doing this is
> through a visual
> basic script or something similar. If I install an MC app
> and want Windows
> to automatically launch it after 20 days, is this possible?
You might be able to create an entry in the Task Scheduler. This is built
in to Windows 98 and I think it is part of Internet Explorer 4 and later.
There is a Task Scheduler API but I believe that requires programming in
C/C++. Perhaps someone can provide a DLL that does the dirty work for you.
Otherwise you can add it manually but I imagine that's probably not what you
had in mind.
Larry Huisingh
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