Startup exe problem...

[giannis121]

I have made an exe file that starts an application when the pc is starting.

This application first shows a bitmap for a few seconds (while loading) and then starts normal.

The problem is when it runs by itself (from the startup) the bitmap is shown black the first time.

I have tried ProcessWait and have checked all the processes but still the same.

If i use a pause (like sleep) a long time (20sec), it starts good.

But i want the application to start immediately after desktop is ready.

The OS is Win7.

Any ideas will help!

Thank you,

Giannis

[JohnOne]

I have tried ProcessWait and have checked all the processes

What are you checking for?

[kiboost]

Is the bitmap accessible when windows start ? Not yet connected shared network drive comes to mind.

[giannis121]

What are you checking for?

I got inside Task Manager and checked some executables running by windows,

like csrss.exe, explorer.exe, winlogon.exe (of course i don't know what each do),

but was just a thought.

Maybe i should wait until something that has to do with the screen will be loaded

and then start my application.

Any ideas?

Giannis

[giannis121]

Is the bitmap accessible when windows start ? Not yet connected shared network drive comes to mind.

The bitmap is accessible in normal conditions. I don't know if it is when windows start...

It is placed on the same drive with the application.

And how can i check when the shared network is ready?

[giannis121]

I found a solution by using the code of this post:

Thank you very much!