Microsoft KB Archive/178624

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INFO: Finding the StartUp Group Name on International Windows

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Q178624

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SUMMARY
When you write an installation script for an application on Microsoft Windows, an entry to the StartUp program group may be added. However, international retail versions of Microsoft Windows use different group names. For example, the German retail version of Microsoft Windows calls its StartUp program group AutoStart, so looking for a program group by name will not necessarily work. To ensure your installation script can find the program group, it must refer to the system registry. This article demonstrates how to update the StartUp group regardless of what localized version of Microsoft Windows your customer may be using.

MORE INFORMATION
To run a language independent setup, the application needs to check the registry value at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]. Some values in the registry include Start Menu and Startup. By referring to these values, an application can get the local names of the directories.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbhw kbIntl kbOSWinNT400 kbOSWin2000 kbOSWin95 kbIntlDev

Issue type : kbinfo

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