Where on my C:/ or D:/ drive is the Windows startup directory? [closed]

Question

I am developing a Java program that needs to run when user turns on his PC, I was suggested to :

create a .bat file

@javaw -jar path/to/jar/Name.jar arguments

drop this in the Windows startup directory

My question is :

Unsure why this has been closed. Perhaps it should be migrated to Stack OVerflow?

John T · Answer 1 · 2010-12-30 21:09:10Z

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This depends on your version of Windows.

In XP the usual location is:

%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

and in 7:

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Whether your application can save there depends on the permissions of the user running the program.

answered Dec 30 '10 at 21:09

John T
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	How about other windows versions besides XP and 7 ? – Frank Dec 30 '10 at 21:17
	you're targeting windows ME and 98SE????? – aking1012 Dec 30 '10 at 21:23
	Instead of having us guess, how about you go ahead and tell us what version you are targeting? – th3dude Dec 30 '10 at 21:24
	All windows users, I don't care which version, as long as it's Windows. I hope to use a Java command to find out where it is, any sample code ? – Frank Dec 30 '10 at 22:21
	Having a program start automatically is much more difficult on Vista and Win7. Hint: startup programs won't do much for you, nor will registry keys. You need to use the task scheduler. Do some searching on MSDN. – quickly_now Dec 30 '10 at 22:48

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th3dude · Answer 2 · 2010-12-30 21:08:58Z

You can create that bat file and place a shortcut to it in (Windows XP):

YourDrive:\Documents and Settings\%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can also through it in the All Users startup folder.

The directory is in an entirely different location in Vista/7:

YourDrive:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Instead of having us guess, how about you just go ahead and tell us what version you are targeting?

brianguy · Answer 3 · 2010-12-30 22:30:28Z

Guessing you want vista too. Well it's the same as Windows7.

YourDrive:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Win95/98/4.0 is basically obsolete. Why do you care?

closed as off topic by John T, studiohack♦, Diago Dec 30 '10 at 22:40