"Viviana Vc" wrote in message
news:2vcatkF2k425pU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
>
> After my application is uninstalled I request a reboot and I would like
> after the reboot to start an internet web page (the default browser of
> the user) where the user if he wants, to complete some data.
>
> For this at the end of uninstallation I thought about adding under the
> registry key:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
> something like: bla http:\\www.mypage.com
>
> The problem is that this seems to work only sometimes, like internet
> explorer is started and showing the page. But sometimes internet
> explorer is started with no address, so it's an empty page. (tried on a
> Win2k)
>
> Any clue why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?
> If the solution I have chosen doesn't work, how else could I implement
> this?

If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my programs
and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my purposes.
You may be running into the same problem.

--
-GJC [MS Windows SDK MVP]
-Software Consultant (Embedded systems and Real Time Controls)
- http://www.mvps.org/ArcaneIncantations/consulting.htm
-gchanson@mvps.org

I thought about this being the problem, but I wasn't sure.
How can I be sure that this is the problem? And also how can I implement
this if just adding an url to RunOnce doesn't work?

Thx,
Viv

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:14:17 -0500, "Gary Chanson"
wrote :

>
>"Viviana Vc" wrote in message
>news:2vcatkF2k425pU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> After my application is uninstalled I request a reboot and I would like
>> after the reboot to start an internet web page (the default browser of
>> the user) where the user if he wants, to complete some data.
>>
>> For this at the end of uninstallation I thought about adding under the
>> registry key:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
>> something like: bla http:\\www.mypage.com
>>
>> The problem is that this seems to work only sometimes, like internet
>> explorer is started and showing the page. But sometimes internet
>> explorer is started with no address, so it's an empty page. (tried on a
>> Win2k)
>>
>> Any clue why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?
>> If the solution I have chosen doesn't work, how else could I implement
>> this?
>
> If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my programs
>and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my purposes.
>You may be running into the same problem.

Add an .lnk or .bat into All Users\.... Startup and have it delete itself..
Or write a small tool that starts it with a delay (Sleep() +
ShellExecute()).

- Sten
"Viviana Vc" wrote in message
news:2vebsnF2ja4qfU1@uni-berlin.de...
> I thought about this being the problem, but I wasn't sure.
> How can I be sure that this is the problem? And also how can I implement
> this if just adding an url to RunOnce doesn't work?
>
> Thx,
> Viv
>
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:14:17 -0500, "Gary Chanson"
> wrote :
>
> >
> >"Viviana Vc" wrote in message
> >news:2vcatkF2k425pU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> After my application is uninstalled I request a reboot and I would like
> >> after the reboot to start an internet web page (the default browser of
> >> the user) where the user if he wants, to complete some data.
> >>
> >> For this at the end of uninstallation I thought about adding under the
> >> registry key:
> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
> >> something like: bla http:\\www.mypage.com
> >>
> >> The problem is that this seems to work only sometimes, like internet
> >> explorer is started and showing the page. But sometimes internet
> >> explorer is started with no address, so it's an empty page. (tried on a
> >> Win2k)
> >>
> >> Any clue why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?
> >> If the solution I have chosen doesn't work, how else could I implement
> >> this?
> >
> > If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my
programs
> >and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my purposes.
> >You may be running into the same problem.
>

"Sten Westerback" wrote in message
news:Tbokd.29725$k4.576737@news1.nokia.com...
> Add an .lnk or .bat into All Users\.... Startup and have it delete
itself..
> Or write a small tool that starts it with a delay (Sleep() +
> ShellExecute()).

Or do the same using a value under the Run key. Both this and the items
in the Startup folder get executed much later in the startup sequence.

--
-GJC [MS Windows SDK MVP]
-Software Consultant (Embedded systems and Real Time Controls)
- http://www.mvps.org/ArcaneIncantations/consulting.htm
-gchanson@mvps.org


> - Sten
> "Viviana Vc" wrote in message
> news:2vebsnF2ja4qfU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > I thought about this being the problem, but I wasn't sure.
> > How can I be sure that this is the problem? And also how can I implement
> > this if just adding an url to RunOnce doesn't work?
> >
> > Thx,
> > Viv
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:14:17 -0500, "Gary Chanson"
> > wrote :
> >
> > >
> > >"Viviana Vc" wrote in message
> > >news:2vcatkF2k425pU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> After my application is uninstalled I request a reboot and I would
like
> > >> after the reboot to start an internet web page (the default browser
of
> > >> the user) where the user if he wants, to complete some data.
> > >>
> > >> For this at the end of uninstallation I thought about adding under
the
> > >> registry key:
> > >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
> > >> something like: bla http:\\www.mypage.com
> > >>
> > >> The problem is that this seems to work only sometimes, like internet
> > >> explorer is started and showing the page. But sometimes internet
> > >> explorer is started with no address, so it's an empty page. (tried on
a
> > >> Win2k)
> > >>
> > >> Any clue why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?
> > >> If the solution I have chosen doesn't work, how else could I
implement
> > >> this?
> > >
> > > If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my
> programs
> > >and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my
purposes.
> > >You may be running into the same problem.
> >
>
>

Is it processed before shell starts?

"Gary Chanson" wrote in message
news:Oz8AhAoxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>
> If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my programs
> and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my purposes.
> You may be running into the same problem.
>
> --
> -GJC [MS Windows SDK MVP]
> -Software Consultant (Embedded systems and Real Time Controls)
> - http://www.mvps.org/ArcaneIncantations/consulting.htm
> -gchanson@mvps.org
>

I couldn't really tell for sure but I don't think so. It seems to start
just after the shell started but before any other programs are started. I
think it's the shell which launches all of the startup programs.

--
-GJC [MS Windows SDK MVP]
-Software Consultant (Embedded systems and Real Time Controls)
- http://www.mvps.org/ArcaneIncantations/consulting.htm
-gchanson@mvps.org


"Alexander Grigoriev" wrote in message
news:uZNXsKgyEHA.2040@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Is it processed before shell starts?
>
> "Gary Chanson" wrote in message
> news:Oz8AhAoxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> >
> > If I remember correctly, I tried to use RunOnce for own of my
programs
> > and found that it ran too early in the start-up sequence for my
purposes.
> > You may be running into the same problem.
> >
> > --
> > -GJC [MS Windows SDK MVP]
> > -Software Consultant (Embedded systems and Real Time Controls)
> > - http://www.mvps.org/ArcaneIncantations/consulting.htm
> > -gchanson@mvps.org
> >
>
>

The weird things are:
1) Internet Explorer is opened but the link in the "address" bar is
missing (is empty), so it can not be something related with the fact
that a module was not yet initialized right? As the address bar entry is
empty obviusly the IE stays empty.
2) If I add the same entry in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
it works perfectly even though in MSDNL is written:

"the keys are loaded in the following order:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
StartUp Folder
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce"

which basically doesn't make any sense as HKLM\...\RunOnce is loaded
before HKCU\...\RunOnce and still for me first one works, but not the
2nd one.

Viv

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:54:26 +0100, Viviana Vc
wrote :

>Hi all,
>
>After my application is uninstalled I request a reboot and I would like
>after the reboot to start an internet web page (the default browser of
>the user) where the user if he wants, to complete some data.
>
>For this at the end of uninstallation I thought about adding under the
>registry key:
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce
>something like: bla http:\\www.mypage.com
>
>The problem is that this seems to work only sometimes, like internet
>explorer is started and showing the page. But sometimes internet
>explorer is started with no address, so it's an empty page. (tried on a
>Win2k)
>
>Any clue why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?
>If the solution I have chosen doesn't work, how else could I implement
>this?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Viv