protect application to un start automatically from other utilities

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Hi All,

My application requirement was to start automatically when window start. So I registered it into startup of registry. It works fine.

Now the question is applications like TuneUp Utilities and Doctor PC will read registry and detect that my application is running. How frequently its getting used and we can unregister it from those utilities mean we can make its un start.

I want to protect my application from those utilities? Can I do something like other utilities will not able to change my application settings?

Thanks

Posted 4-Jun-11 3:38am

sunder.tinwar

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Kim Togo · Answer 1 · 2011-06-04T03:41:00

Solution 1

Change the NTFS rights on the file and in the registry settings. That way, only admin users can change settings.

Files and folders
Know the basics about NTFS permissions[^]

How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders[^]

Registry
Assign permissions to a registry key[^]

Applying permissions to a Windows registry key[^]

Posted 4-Jun-11 3:41am

Kim Togo

Updated 4-Jun-11 23:05pm

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sunder.tinwar 4-Jun-11 9:51am

thanks for reply....can you explain in detail with any example

Kim Togo 5-Jun-11 5:06am

See updated answer.

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 5-Jun-11 5:09am

Great answer Kim! Have a 5+

Proposed as solution!

Kim Togo 5-Jun-11 10:21am

Thanks Manfred.