Hi,
Can I execute any program at the boot time (after all the
network drivers load) before user logins ??
(meaning, it should not be under any user context…) in Windows NT 4.0
/2000 …
The program basically reads some operational parameters from the config file
and issues IOCTLs to driver.
If so where can I put it ?? and how do I achieve this ??
Thanx and regards
Gopikrishna
Native NT programs can be run (synchronously I believe) by modifying the
BootExecute entry in the registry. The normal entry for this is the program
that checks the drives at startup called AUTOCHK.EXE. Basically, a native
NT program can not use normal API calls but must link only with NTDLL. I
think that there have been some articles in OSR’s Insider (IIRC) called
“going native” about the limitations and requirements of writing a native NT
program. I don’t think that the network drivers will be initialized at the
point that the BootExecute programs are run though. What you might have to
do is have a driver that is inserted at the correct point in the load order
to ensure that your driver gets executed at the right time (or waits on an
object) – but this gets tricky/messy since NT starts many drivers
asynchronously once the kernel has been initialized.
Regards,
Paul Bunn, UltraBac.com, 425-644-6000
Microsoft MVP - WindowsNT/2000
http://www.ultrabac.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gopikrishna Prabhakar Yadappanavar
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Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 10:49 PM
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Subject: [ntdev] how to execute a program at boot time before login
Hi,
Can I execute any program at the boot time (after all the
network drivers load) before user logins ??
(meaning, it should not be under any user context…) in Windows NT 4.0
/2000 …
The program basically reads some operational parameters from the config file
and issues IOCTLs to driver.
If so where can I put it ?? and how do I achieve this ??
cant it be a service?
chaitanya
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Bunn
To: NT Developers Interest List
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 11:45 AM
Subject: [ntdev] RE: how to execute a program at boot time before login
> Native NT programs can be run (synchronously I believe) by modifying the
> BootExecute entry in the registry. The normal entry for this is the
program
> that checks the drives at startup called AUTOCHK.EXE. Basically, a native
> NT program can not use normal API calls but must link only with NTDLL. I
> think that there have been some articles in OSR’s Insider (IIRC) called
> “going native” about the limitations and requirements of writing a native
NT
> program. I don’t think that the network drivers will be initialized at
the
> point that the BootExecute programs are run though. What you might have
to
> do is have a driver that is inserted at the correct point in the load
order
> to ensure that your driver gets executed at the right time (or waits on an
> object) – but this gets tricky/messy since NT starts many drivers
> asynchronously once the kernel has been initialized.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Bunn, UltraBac.com, 425-644-6000
> Microsoft MVP - WindowsNT/2000
> http://www.ultrabac.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gopikrishna Prabhakar Yadappanavar
> [mailto:xxxxx@wipro.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 10:49 PM
> To: NT Developers Interest List
> Subject: [ntdev] how to execute a program at boot time before login
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Can I execute any program at the boot time (after all the
> network drivers load) before user logins ??
> (meaning, it should not be under any user context…) in Windows NT 4.0
> /2000 …
> The program basically reads some operational parameters from the config
file
> and issues IOCTLs to driver.
> If so where can I put it ?? and how do I achieve this ??
>
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> The program basically reads some operational parameters from the config
file
and issues IOCTLs to driver.
If so where can I put it ?? and how do I achieve this ??
The service with Automatic start type will do what you want.
Max
Sounds like a service to me!
Simon.
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Can I execute any program at the boot time (after all the
network drivers load) before user logins ??
(meaning, it should not be under any user context…) in Windows NT 4.0
/2000 …
The program basically reads some operational parameters from the config
file
and issues IOCTLs to driver.
If so where can I put it ?? and how do I achieve this ??
Thanx and regards
Gopikrishna
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