Hi everyone,
I'm working on an MSI installer and I would like the installer to add a registry key so that the application it installs starts with windows.

So I've added keys to the registry settings point to the run key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

Now I can add the installation directory easily enough using [TARGETDIR] but I also want to be able to add the application name to this key so that the value would be something like:

"[TARGETDIR]\[<What goes here?>]"

I know that doing this will add the start up settings but I don't know any of the variables that go in the Brackets [] except for TARGETDIR and PROGRAMFILES

A straight up answer would be good, but also a link to a page containing a list of the Bracket Variable would be most appreciated.

Many Thanks.

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Do Crabs Think We Walk Sideways??

You're in the right track, the registry value would be [TARGETDIR]your.exe. There's no need for the \.

I must be missing something here - don't you know the name of the exe you want to put in there?

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Phil Wilson

You're in the right track, the registry value would be [TARGETDIR]your.exe. There's no need for the \.

I must be missing something here - don't you know the name of the exe you want to put in there?

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Phil Wilson

ooh right is that it? I was looking for something that takes the output and adds it in in the same way you can fill the deployment folder using the "Use output from <applicationName>". I didn't think it'd be that simple. Cheers for the reply.

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Do Crabs Think We Walk Sideways??