Windows 7: How to create an autostart key in the registry

I have problem with appearance of language bar, there for I would like to learn step by step how to create an auto start key in the registry (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) and which number should I put in the value box?

I'll appreciate your support



Best regards

Auto start key? could you explain what you are trying to do?

Ken

In that location, right-click on the Right pane window, New > String Value. Name this string to what you want, then right-click it, in the Value Date, just copy the whole directory to the executable you want to Run. That should do it.

Hi Freilheit59,

Perhaps it would be best if you explain the problem that you are having with the language bar?
- Is it not appearing?
- Are your selected languages not there?

The reason I ask this is because we need to know what result you want to achieve. If you aim is to make the windows language bar appear then the autostart registry entry is not the place for this.

The autostart entry is simply a link to a program. For example (and to keep this language related), I have an entry for the google pinyin converter as I prefer to use this when I type in Chinese. The entry is a string value as follows:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Pinyin 2\GooglePinyinDaemon.exe"

hi aem

I'm sorry, i forget to menchen which path I would like to add. It's ( ctfmon.exe ) which fixes the appearance problem of the language bar. I hopp that my request is clear now!

Best wishes

If you want ctfmon.exe to autostart.

Check my post above and make the string as follows
"%SystemRoot%\system32\ctfmon.exe"

Name the string ctfmon.exe

Good luck!

Dear aem

I did all what you talled apov and I rebooted the machine but the language label doesn't appear! do you think something whent wrong?

Thank you

Ok, what happens when you actually double click that .exe. Does it appear? I tested that i posted for one of my program (an .exe) and it works.

Dear TimStitt

I put the string ("%SystemRoot%\system32\ctfmon.exe") in the registry and I rebooted the machine but the language label doesn't appear! do you think something went wrong?

Thank you

when I put-ctfmon.exe-in the start search box and click on ctfmon icon. the language label appears but when I restart the machine it disappears again!