what is the difference between startup folder and HKCU/RUN ?

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does it matter where i install an application ? what are the advantages
of one over the other ?



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but if i wanted an app to startup which place would be best to put it, what
are the advantages / disadvantages of one over the other ?



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>>> Phil<itchy&scratchy@homer.doh.no.spam> 10/29/2004 10:02:53 AM >>>
|You wouldn't install an app in either of those places. Those are used for
|starting your app at windows startup, not to install apps into.
|The difference is one is a folder and one is a registry value. If the app
|has an option in it to have it start with windows then the app uses the
|registry key to set it to startup. If the app has no such option and you
|want it to start at windows startup, then you put a shortcut in the
startup
|
|folder.
|
|"*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote in message
|news:uG17Z6cvEHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl
|> does it matter where i install an application ? what are the
|> advantages of one over the other ?

 

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Unless you thoroughly understand why you might choose an alternative path
for installing a program, it is a good idea to just accept the default
installation folder that is offered by the installer at the time you first
install a program.

"*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote in message
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> does it matter where i install an application ? what are the advantages of
> one over the other ?
>
>
>
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> Woodzy
> sysop at rtdos dot com
>
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You wouldn't install an app in either of those places. Those are used for
starting your app at windows startup, not to install apps into.
The difference is one is a folder and one is a registry value. If the app
has an option in it to have it start with windows then the app uses the
registry key to set it to startup. If the app has no such option and you
want it to start at windows startup, then you put a shortcut in the startup
folder.

"*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote in message
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> does it matter where i install an application ? what are the
> advantages of one over the other ?

 

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Jeff Wood wrote:
> but if i wanted an app to startup which place would be best to put it,
> what are the advantages / disadvantages of one over the other ?

Put the app in the StartUp folder. Much easier to manage.

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Some applications make use of "Hard Coded" references.
Not that many these days, but if you change the default path
it could possibly cause some run-time issues.

Personally, I dislike applications that create very long or nested
install paths. Sometimes I just truncate a path to Program Files\
'CompanyName' & be done with it.

Occasionally, you'll find an application that if updated won't
install correctly if you've modified it's default path. You end up
with duplicated install folders that overlap. Some uninstallers
use the "Default" path, so if you uninstall you might run into issues.


"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Unless you thoroughly understand why you might choose an alternative path
> for installing a program, it is a good idea to just accept the default
> installation folder that is offered by the installer at the time you first
> install a program.
>
> "*ProteanThread*" <rtdos@rtdos.com> wrote in message
> news:uG17Z6cvEHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> does it matter where i install an application ? what are the advantages
>> of one over the other ?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Woodzy
>> sysop at rtdos dot com
>>
>> http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)
>> http://rtdos.com/webportal (retro computing webportal)
>> http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=xxblackribbonxx ( free underground
>> network )
>>
>
>