I want to be able to launch a PortableApp at startup, on a computer where I do not have administrator privileges, without placing a shortcut in my /Start Menu/Programs/Startup folder.
I see that Lightscreen is already able to pull off this trick, but I cannot figure out how it does it. I see that at Lightscreen's config.ini file includes a startup=true/false line, but how does Windows know to look there at startup?
Does anybody out there know the trick Lightscreen uses, and if there's a way to replicate the method with other apps?
Thanks in advance.
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Lightscreen likely puts an entry in the Run HKCU registry key. Of course, this breaks it out of our portable wrapper, as it runs lightscreen directly rather than LightscreenPortable.
It's best to use Startup as you can always locate it later. And to put a shortcut to AppNamePortable.exe itself.
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Can lightscreen change the registry without administrator privileges?
Every app can change the HKCU hive without admin rights.
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