This link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb325654.aspx
recommends that you write a non-Administrator toolbar app (the Run key) that starts and prompts the user, and then launches a requiresAdministrator manifested program with ShellExecute. I don't think you can defeat the Vista security that prevents administrator code from launching automatically at logon (and that includes the Run registry key). The RunOnce key probably won't help - it's intended for multi-part installations and won't get run if a non-administrator logs on. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 5:25 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Making a program start on Windows startup? Sorry I missed that you were just talking about running your installer at startup, presumably only once to complete an installation. In that case, the Run registry key (HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run or something like that, off the top of my head) is probably your best bet. Good luck. >From what I've read (but not verified), Vista still supports setting programs that require elevation to run at startup--however they will start in a limbo state that is not actually running and display some passive notification (in the taskbar or system tray) indicating that the user must authorize them before they will run, but the good thing is that they won't take over the desktop at every boot, so can be theoretically ignored. That said, it's still not the best design to do this at every startup. Although I don't know much about them, Services might be a better option, which will run at system startup if set to. ==== Using the start group is probably failing on Vista because your problem is requesting to be run elevated. I think you will have the same problem even if you use the Run key. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ________________________________ From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 20/11/2008 23:54 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Making a program start on Windows startup? Use the Run registry key. -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Deadman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 15:52 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Making a program start on Windows startup? I want my installer to make the program start on windows startup. At the moment I'm just adding a shortcut to the program to the Startup folder in the Start menu, which works fine on Windows XP but fails on Vista. Is there a "proper" way to do this? Or a work-around so that the program will start on Vista startup? 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