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Program to start on start up, but run differently than if the user had opened the program

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Program to start on start up, but run differently than if the user had opened the program

Cameron

17yAsked Aug 20, 2009, 4:25 PM3.9kVisual Basic .NET

Hi

I'm writing a program that gives the user the option to have it start on startup. I've managed to write some code that adds an entry into the registry, which runs the program. Is it possible to have the program run differently when opened by startup rather than by the user? e.g. when it opens with start up, it only opens to the system tray rather than displaying the form. Any hints / tips would be greatly appreciated!

Cameron

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Cameron17y ago
Thank you, that was just what I was after.
Jan Montano17y ago
You can do this by passing parameters.

During startup, you could easily pass a parameter on your application (which will serve as a marker that it was executed on startup). You just need to handle that parameter and perform necessary display changes.

For user-execution, don't pass parameters.