Scripts wont autoload in Indesign cc

I have copied the follow in extendtoolscript.
//DESCRIPTION:Write Author in Metadata
// Another Jongware Script 16-Jan-2015
#targetengine "add_author_info"
app.addEventListener("afterNew", add_author_info, false);
function add_author_info (event)
    var theDoc = event.parent;
    theDoc.metadataPreferences.author = "Insert N. Here";
And saved it in C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version 10.0\nl_NL\Scripts\Scripts Panel\Startup Script
I can select it manually in InDesign and then it works fine.
However it doesn't load automaticly when im starting Indesign, so i have to start the scrip everytime im using InDesign.
Are there any solutions on this, or did i do anything wrong?

And saved it in C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version 10.0\nl_NL\Scripts\Scripts Panel\Startup Script
Try putting the script in the InDesign Application folder rather than your user folder—it will show in the Script Panel’s Application folder
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