Running an Application only once.

NTDEV
1

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to run
that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do not
want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

2

Have the application remove itself from the registry.

Pete
Peter Scott
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hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to
run that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I
do not want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve
this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/setupapi/se
tup/run_and_runonce_registry_keys.asp

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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to run
that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do not
want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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Try searching for RunOnce in the MSDN.

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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to run
that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do not
want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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The key you are looking is called RunOnce.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q137367&

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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to run that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do not want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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Use the RunOnce registry key in LocalMachine or CurrentUser. Do an MSDN
search on ‘RunOnce’.

  • Nicholas Ryan

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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to
run that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I
do not want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve
this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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Look for the RunOnce key in the registry.
There is MSDN documentation too.

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Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:36 PM
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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to
run that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do
not want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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i do not want to check the application source code. is there a way i can do
this only by the Installation package.
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Have the application remove itself from the registry.

Pete
Peter Scott
xxxxx@KernelDrivers.com
www.KernelDrivers.com
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Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:36 PM
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Subject: [ntdev] Running an Application only once.

hi all,
I have a application (.exe) that i install with my driver. I need to run
that application only once after the installation on Next Reboot. I do not
want it to run everytime the system boots up. How Do i achieve this??

Any help is sighly appriciated.

thanks
ajitabh

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Hmm, perhaps write an additional new app that removes both Apps from
Registry !

Norbert.

“As long as you enjoy your job, it’s not work. - Mark G. Havener”
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i do not want to check the application source code. is there a way i can do
this only by the Installation package.
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