INFO: Finding the StartUp Group Name on International Windows (178624)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q178624 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.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/12/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbHardware kbinfo kbIntlDev KB178624 |
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