Auto start exe application made from a bat file to start running when computer boots

Question

I have a batch file which is converted to a exe application I'm struggling to insert a batch code in the file so my application auto starts when windows 7 boots. In my batch file I tried adding REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts\Startup /v winboot /t REG_SZ /d C: Path to my application, this value is successfully added but my application does not start every time the computer boots. I have also tried various methods but no luck

Can anyone help I need a batch command to insert into my file so it starts when the operating system starts from reboot and it should be retained following conversion to the exe application?

I have tried using this also at the start of my bat script REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /reg.bat /t REG_SZ /F /D C:\Desktop\reg.bat Then my script below... It's still not loading at start up using windows 7

Answer 1

That's for group policy logon/off scripts.

Try HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (need to be admin to write here).

Run

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 

Description

The Run subkey of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software stores the names of programs that Windows 2000 runs at startup, for all users of the computer, each time the system starts.

Each entry in the subkey represents a program. The value of the entry is the name of the executable file for the program. These entries have the following format:

Program Name  REG_SZ  File name 

From Windows 2000 Resource Kit Reference, Technical Reference to the Windows 2000 Registry in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit.