Advice - How To Install

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Hi All

I have no idea if I am on the wrong track here. Using setupbuilder I
need to install an app so that when the machine starts it always starts
and it sits in the app "tray". We need this as it will be polling a web
service for latest information. I do not want to install this as a
service as the interface is required and is critical. Is there a way
around this?

Cheers
Andre

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Hi All

I have an app that needs to keep running at all times [it occassionally
polls a web service] but I do not want it to run as a service as it is a
real app with rich interface and so on. I am using Setupbuilder for
installs. Is there anyway I can automatically get it into the start
system and then into the app tray so that the user does not have to
start it manually? I am trying to avoid a service that will call this app.

Cheers
Andre

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> I have an app that needs to keep running at all times [it occassionally
> polls a web service] but I do not want it to run as a service as it is a
> real app with rich interface and so on. I am using Setupbuilder for
> installs. Is there anyway I can automatically get it into the start
> system and then into the app tray so that the user does not have to
> start it manually? I am trying to avoid a service that will call this app.

Andre,

Just use WinEvent to put it into the system tray (and setup user
interaction with it there).

Then use SetupBuilder to add a Registry entry to
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

if you want it to run for the current user, or to

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

if you want it to run for all user accounts on the PC.


We do this with multiple products and it works flawlessly.

Does that help?

Charles


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Hi Charles

Excellent. You are, what I would call a genius :-)

I will read up on the registry stuff as I have never used setupbuilder
for that yet. May need to PM you.

Cheers
Andre

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> Excellent. You are, what I would call a genius :-)

LOL - nah, I have just "been there and done that"<g>.


> I will read up on the registry stuff as I have never used setupbuilder
> for that yet. May need to PM you.

It is pretty straight forward - see attached.

SetupBuilder makes it easy (just one function in the script).


If you get stuck then give me a yell.


:-)

Charles


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xDataBackup Manager and more!
www.ezchangelog.com - "Free ChangeLog software to manage your projects!"
www.setupcast.com - "A revolutionary new publishing system for software
developers - enhanced for SetupBuilder users!"
www.pagesnip.com - "Print and Save the Web, just the way you want it!"
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and Forms - Now with PNG support!
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Thanks!

Andre Labuschagne