Run Program at Startup Only Once

This trick allows you to run a program at startup only once. This trick also avoids the need of startup folder and the autorun is configured in the registry itself. In this trick the specified program runs only once at startup (Right after the first boot of configuration) and will not continue to run for the subsequent startups. It is also suggested that you should create a system retore point or a valid backup before you start experiment with the registries.

1. Goto Start->Run.
2.Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box.
3. In the registry editor navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
4. Create the key Runonce
(The [Runonce] Key you create will remain in the registry for use with a new string value)
5. Now create the following entries for Runonce key
Create Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value]
Value Name: [Enter the Name of Program Executable]
Value Data: [Enter the Path to the Program Executable]
6. Exit the Registry and Reboot.