Problem copying file to vista startup due to not knowing logged in users nam

[miclo]

Hey, I have a slight problem. I have managed to figure out how to copy and move files to XP's start up folder, and in some accounts Vista's startup folder. Now with Vista I can successfully copy and move the file to my own user account, but how do I move it to a another users account if I don't know the name?

CopyFile("welcome.exe","C:\\Users\\miclo\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\\welcome.exe",0);

That works fine, but like I said, how do I do it if I don't know the users name? I have googled and found very few places that mention something about it but I'm finding it very hard to understand.

I hope you understand what I am trying to do, if not as a small example:

C:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\
C:\\Users\\%s\\AppData\\Roaming\\

Kind of like wildcards and matches, but what actually works in C++, this is a win32 app just in case you need to know, not an MFC.

[scriptkiddy]

Hey, I have a slight problem. I have managed to figure out how to copy and move files to XP's start up folder, and in some accounts Vista's startup folder. Now with Vista I can successfully copy and move the file to my own user account, but how do I move it to a another users account if I don't know the name?

CopyFile("welcome.exe","C:\\Users\\miclo\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\\welcome.exe",0);

That works fine, but like I said, how do I do it if I don't know the users name? I have googled and found very few places that mention something about it but I'm finding it very hard to understand.

I hope you understand what I am trying to do, if not as a small example:

C:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\
C:\\Users\\%s\\AppData\\Roaming\\

Kind of like wildcards and matches, but what actually works in C++, this is a win32 app just in case you need to know, not an MFC.

To get user name:

char COMPNAME[MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH +1];
DWORD cbCOMPNAME = sizeof(compNAME);

GetComputerName(COMPNAME, &CBCOMPNAME);

or just add it here: HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\\YourProjectName

also to get AppData path its as simple as char *appdata = getenv("APPDATA")

Why are you trying to do this? I hope you aren't trying to write a virus :\

[miclo]

Thanks for the help.

Also no, I am not writing a virus. I'm just trying to make a few small exclusive programs for our pro account members and one idea I had was for a simple welcome speech message, and while I don't know that much about C++ yet, I thought it would be a good idea to add to starup so they can easily remove it. Plus it helps me learn more.

Thanks again for the help.

[mikiurban]

It might be easier to create your program for everyone, and when it loads, check to see if the current user is a pro account. If he/she is, then display the message, otherwise exit. Just put the check before the main form appears, so nothing pops on the screen if you don't want to be seen.