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Message 45954 - Posted: 12 Oct 2012, 6:45:54 UTC
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Hi there!

Why don't BOINC coders change autorun registry entry from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
to
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
?
In multiuser workstation I need to move manualy autorun string from one branch to other to avoid start BOINC in other local users.
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Message 45955 - Posted: 12 Oct 2012, 11:08:07 UTC - in response to Message 45954.  
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Then don't install BOINC with the option "Allow all users to control BOINC on this computer" selected.

To be able to install BOINC, one requires the use of an administrator account. When the Microsoft installer (MSI) detects an administrator account using it, it will automatically write to HKLM, not HKCU which is for users only.
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