using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace RunAtStartup
{
public partial class frmStartup : Form
{
// The path to the key where Windows looks for startup applications
RegistryKey rkApp = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);

public frmStartup()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Check to see the current state (running at startup or not)
if (rkApp.GetValue("MyApp") == null)
{
// The value doesn't exist, the application is not set to run at startup
chkRun.Checked = false;
}
else
{
// The value exists, the application is set to run at startup
chkRun.Checked = true;
}
}

private void btnOk_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (chkRun.Checked)
{
// Add the value in the registry so that the application runs at startup
rkApp.SetValue("MyApp", Application.ExecutablePath.ToString());
}
else
{
// Remove the value from the registry so that the application doesn't start
rkApp.DeleteValue("MyApp", false);
}
}
}
}