RunOnce registry entry is not working

[LeveL]

I am putting this in a registry (.reg) file...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
"MyConfigFile"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\myfile.exe"

I import this and when Windows starts up I get this:

The file "myfile.exe" is here:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\myfile.exe

Whats wrong with the runonce path - %SystemRoot%\\system32\\myfile.exe

[neo]

Don't use %SystemRoot% or other environment variables when you are using string value

Use C:\\Windows\\System32\\myfile.exe instead of %SystemRoot%\\system32\\myfile.exe

Cheers !

[LeveL]

Don't use %SystemRoot% or other environment variables when you are using string value

Use C:\\Windows\\System32\\myfile.exe instead of %SystemRoot%\\system32\\myfile.exe

Cheers !

What if I installed Windows on a D: drive, or E: drive?

You mean, don't use a string value?

I see %SystemRoot% all over the registry in string values and they all work, most

are put there by programs.

Thanks for the suggestion but I found a better way to run this file from a CMD file now

so I am not using the RunOnce entry at all. If at first you don't succeeed... give up and

do it an alternative way, lol.

Edited June 24, 2007 by LeveL

[neo]

What if I installed Windows on a D: drive, or E: drive?

Use REG_EXPAND_SZ value if you want to use %SystemRoot% or other environment variables.