Delphi: How to create a Windows autostart application like Skype does?

Question

I'd like to add an option to my application similar to the Skype's option "run Skype as my computer starts".

Skype doesnt't go on the "Auto start applications" of the start menu folder, I'd like to have the same effect.

Note, one answer to this question suggets to add a key here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

but I checekd on my machine and Skype is not there, so another way is used.

Answer 1

Skype installs via a registry entry, but it's in HKEY_CURRENT_USER , not HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

This allows Skype to be installed or not on a per-user basis. Using HKLM will autostart for ALL users.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run