Subj : Re: How to add programs to Windows Start menu
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Benjamin Pratt" <benjamin.pratt.getridofthis@verizon.net>
Date : Tue Sep 30 2003 12:28 pm

The directory names are stored in the registry. For the current user, the
directories for the Start Menu, Programs, and Startup are stored at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Programs
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Startup

Since these entries are of type REG_EXPAND_SZ, remember to call
ExpandEnviromentStrings before using the values.

If you need to modify the "AllUsers" start menu, those paths can be found at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Common Start Menu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Common Programs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Common Startup

Once you have the path, you will need to create a shortcut to your
executable in that path. The IShellLink and IPersistFile interfaces are used
for this. If you can't or don't want to use COM, you can simply create a
batch file in the start menu.

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