Mac OS X auto start app

hello, hope that anyone out there will be able to help me out. i want to be able to start an application from when i turn on the power to any computer OS. i have read if i work with the registry on a pc that is one way of handling it. but is there another way, and in a Mac i would think is different so how would i go about it?
example:
power >> OS runs >> norton anti virus runs >> stays on
hopefully you can help, thank you.

WIth Mac OS X you first make your application a standalone runnable application. Then usingh the install procedure you put a link of the application into the start-up folder. It is pretty straight forward.
If you wantto automate it you better look for the procedures at an apple developers forum. You can become a memeber of the apple developpers forum, go to apple.com > (tab>) OS X > (mnubar>) developers. go from there. There are examples on that site.
That is what I know, never 'did it' though. Succes.

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