Running at Startup

[CheezCoder]

I've been googling around trying to find a way to use the registry to run a program at startup.

I don't know if I was successful or not, because as soon as I ran the program, my antivirus (kaspersky internet security) quarantined it!

Is there any way to avoid this?

[Thumper]

There's tons of ways to start programs via the registry. Some of them, like the one you found, appear malicious to anti-virus software.
The way around this is
1. Turn of your anti-virus
2. Find a different way to start the program.

I'll recommend the second. :P

[CheezCoder]

Okay. I'll try and google some more because I can't turn off someone elses anti-virus unless I make one pretty dang sneaky virus of my own.

Which I won't do.

[CheezCoder]

Well, maybe I should test it with other antivirus programs.

[Thumper]

Haha.
I had an issue with a semi-malicious program running itself from startup via my registry, and my anti-virus didn't catch it. (I say semi-malicious because it was more annoying than it was harmful to my computer, lol.)
I'll try to remember the registry key, if i have any luck i'll get back to you.

[Duthomhas]

You need to put a link to your program in the user's Start Menu\Programs\Startup directory.

On XP, that would be something like "C:\Documents and Settings\Joseph\Start Menu\Programs\Startup".

[blackcoder41]

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windowsxp/articles/169/1/Removing-Startup-Items-located-in-the-registry

Do the other way around, works for me.