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Running program just after login and before the desktop loads

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I need to get my program to run just after the log in and

when the desktop is shown first. In my case, the timing is important. The

program should load just after the log in screen unloads (when only the

wallpaper is visible) and before the desktop fully loads in XP. Tried using

service but my program also needs to

run under the current user rather than under "SYSTEM". Placing my program

under startup folder or defining a key for it in "HKLM\Windows\...Run" also

didn't work 'cause it loads my program too late. Could 'wlnotify.dll' have

been used?

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    Sanjeev,

     

    Rock will start throwing his toys out the pram as you re-posted this from around

    10 days ago

     

    If you put it in the 'WinLogon\Notify' key

    (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

    NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify) then the adware, spyware... programs will

    pick your program up as suspicious

     

    Running as a service wastes computer resources

     

    I wrote you some code before, which you said would work but run the application

    too late

     

    Win.ini is an alternative location maybe

     

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    "Sanjeev Sharma" <SanjeevSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:4F72BD50-079D-438A-8D9F-7283F9564CD8@microsoft.com...

    > I need to get my program to run just after the log in and

    > when the desktop is shown first. In my case, the timing is important. The

    > program should load just after the log in screen unloads (when only the

    > wallpaper is visible) and before the desktop fully loads in XP. Tried using

    > service but my program also needs to

    > run under the current user rather than under "SYSTEM". Placing my program

    > under startup folder or defining a key for it in "HKLM\Windows\...Run" also

    > didn't work 'cause it loads my program too late. Could 'wlnotify.dll' have

    > been used?

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