How to hide Startup icon in installshield

Question

I create a shortcut on startup folder through installshield. i want to load that exe on startup , but i don't want to show that shortcut in program file--> startup folder, How can i do that, thanks

Answer 1

Don't create a shortcut, use the registry Run keys to start your application instead. e.g.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run