Delay a Windows Service to start

[Guest Joel]

Bonjour!

I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before end.

So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will start

after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of the

service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and start, it

automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

 

Regards Joel :)

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

 

"Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

> Bonjour!

> I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

> end.

> So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

> start

> after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of the

> service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and start,

> it

> automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

> Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

>

> Regards Joel :)

 

How did you create this service? What are its commands?

How did you implement the delay?

[Guest Joel]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

Hi!

I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm really

not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

 

Regards, Joel :)

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

> > Bonjour!

> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

> > end.

> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

> > start

> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of the

> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and start,

> > it

> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

> >

> > Regards Joel :)

>

> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

> How did you implement the delay?

>

>

>

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

Hmmm... Maybe you should be posting this under VS's newsgroup?

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server

http://www.msblog.org

 

 

"Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4FE66034-A426-4F99-ADE2-FB30C5C0DEF2@microsoft.com...

> Hi!

> I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

> In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

> changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm really

> not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

>

> Regards, Joel :)

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

>> > Bonjour!

>> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

>> > end.

>> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

>> > start

>> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of

>> > the

>> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and

>> > start,

>> > it

>> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

>> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

>> >

>> > Regards Joel :)

>>

>> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

>> How did you implement the delay?

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Joel]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

Ok Thanks

 

"Jabez Gan [MVP]" wrote:

> Hmmm... Maybe you should be posting this under VS's newsgroup?

>

> --

> Jabez Gan

> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server

> http://www.msblog.org

>

>

> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4FE66034-A426-4F99-ADE2-FB30C5C0DEF2@microsoft.com...

> > Hi!

> > I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

> > In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

> > changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm really

> > not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

> >

> > Regards, Joel :)

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

> >> > Bonjour!

> >> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

> >> > end.

> >> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

> >> > start

> >> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of

> >> > the

> >> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and

> >> > start,

> >> > it

> >> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

> >> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

> >> >

> >> > Regards Joel :)

> >>

> >> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

> >> How did you implement the delay?

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

I can't comment on your method since I have not tried it so

far. However, the following method will work. It will start

the "Windows Time" service some 60 seconds after you

start your own custom-made service.

 

1. Create the batch file c:\Windows\Joel.bat with these lines:

@echo off

%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo Start %time% >> c:\test.txt

%SystemRoot%\System32\ping.exe localhost -n 60

%SystemRoot%\System32\net.exe start "Windows time"

%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo End %time% >> c:\test.txt

%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo. >> c:\test.txt

 

2. Go through the motions of this KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890

When entering the data for the "Application" value, enter this:

c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\Joel.bat

 

3. Manually stop the "Windows Time" service.

 

4. Manually start the service you have just created under the guidance

of the KB article.

 

5. Check the contents of c:\test.txt.

 

6. Adjust c:\windows\Joel.bat to suit your requirements.

 

 

"Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4FE66034-A426-4F99-ADE2-FB30C5C0DEF2@microsoft.com...

> Hi!

> I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

> In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

> changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm really

> not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

>

> Regards, Joel :)

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

>> > Bonjour!

>> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

>> > end.

>> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

>> > start

>> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of

>> > the

>> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and

>> > start,

>> > it

>> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

>> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

>> >

>> > Regards Joel :)

>>

>> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

>> How did you implement the delay?

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Joel]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

WoW! I think that will work, I really appriciate your answer,

 

Regards, Joel :)

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> I can't comment on your method since I have not tried it so

> far. However, the following method will work. It will start

> the "Windows Time" service some 60 seconds after you

> start your own custom-made service.

>

> 1. Create the batch file c:\Windows\Joel.bat with these lines:

> @echo off

> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo Start %time% >> c:\test.txt

> %SystemRoot%\System32\ping.exe localhost -n 60

> %SystemRoot%\System32\net.exe start "Windows time"

> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo End %time% >> c:\test.txt

> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo. >> c:\test.txt

>

> 2. Go through the motions of this KB article:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890

> When entering the data for the "Application" value, enter this:

> c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\Joel.bat

>

> 3. Manually stop the "Windows Time" service.

>

> 4. Manually start the service you have just created under the guidance

> of the KB article.

>

> 5. Check the contents of c:\test.txt.

>

> 6. Adjust c:\windows\Joel.bat to suit your requirements.

>

>

> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4FE66034-A426-4F99-ADE2-FB30C5C0DEF2@microsoft.com...

> > Hi!

> > I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

> > In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

> > changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm really

> > not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

> >

> > Regards, Joel :)

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

> >> > Bonjour!

> >> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up before

> >> > end.

> >> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application will

> >> > start

> >> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart of

> >> > the

> >> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and

> >> > start,

> >> > it

> >> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

> >> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

> >> >

> >> > Regards Joel :)

> >>

> >> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

> >> How did you implement the delay?

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay a Windows Service to start

 

You can probably improve the method by adding this line

to your batch file:

%SystemRoot%\System32\net.exe stop "NameOfYourService"

since there is no need for your service to keep on running after

it has delay-started the original service. Let me know how you go!

 

"Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1E1B9C32-A6B3-42B0-8880-A197B460FBE7@microsoft.com...

> WoW! I think that will work, I really appriciate your answer,

>

> Regards, Joel :)

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> I can't comment on your method since I have not tried it so

>> far. However, the following method will work. It will start

>> the "Windows Time" service some 60 seconds after you

>> start your own custom-made service.

>>

>> 1. Create the batch file c:\Windows\Joel.bat with these lines:

>> @echo off

>> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo Start %time% >> c:\test.txt

>> %SystemRoot%\System32\ping.exe localhost -n 60

>> %SystemRoot%\System32\net.exe start "Windows time"

>> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo End %time% >> c:\test.txt

>> %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c echo. >> c:\test.txt

>>

>> 2. Go through the motions of this KB article:

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890

>> When entering the data for the "Application" value, enter this:

>> c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\Joel.bat

>>

>> 3. Manually stop the "Windows Time" service.

>>

>> 4. Manually start the service you have just created under the guidance

>> of the KB article.

>>

>> 5. Check the contents of c:\test.txt.

>>

>> 6. Adjust c:\windows\Joel.bat to suit your requirements.

>>

>>

>> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:4FE66034-A426-4F99-ADE2-FB30C5C0DEF2@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi!

>> > I took VS 2005 with the help of an article

>> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

>> > In the onStart I just put a loop because I tought that the service was

>> > changing is status to started after going in the OnStart event. I'm

>> > really

>> > not a Windows Service programmer specialist.

>> >

>> > Regards, Joel :)

>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>> >

>> >>

>> >> "Joel" <Joel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:E0C46BBB-2149-4C9B-9CE6-51DF2154996B@microsoft.com...

>> >> > Bonjour!

>> >> > I have a service that I want to delay because it needs to be up

>> >> > before

>> >> > end.

>> >> > So I created a Windows service (Delay Service) and my application

>> >> > will

>> >> > start

>> >> > after that service has started but it doesn't work. In the OnStart

>> >> > of

>> >> > the

>> >> > service I loop for one minute, but when I install the service and

>> >> > start,

>> >> > it

>> >> > automatically say's it is started even if I have that loop.

>> >> > Does someone had a similar and how did you solved it??

>> >> >

>> >> > Regards Joel :)

>> >>

>> >> How did you create this service? What are its commands?

>> >> How did you implement the delay?

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

>>