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Guest Fred Smith
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Is it possible to convert anapplications .exe to run as a windows server

2003 service. What i need is for windows to automaticaly start a service

when the server boots.

 

Cheers

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Guest Meinolf Weber
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Re: Converting an .exe into a windows service

 

Hello Fred,

 

You can use sc.exe:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192

 

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Meinolf Weber

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> Is it possible to convert anapplications .exe to run as a windows

> server 2003 service. What i need is for windows to automaticaly start

> a service when the server boots.

>

> Cheers

>

Guest Fred Smith
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Re: Converting an .exe into a windows service

 

spot on...many thanks

 

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

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> Hello Fred,

>

> You can use sc.exe:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> Is it possible to convert anapplications .exe to run as a windows

>> server 2003 service. What i need is for windows to automaticaly start

>> a service when the server boots.

>>

>> Cheers

>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)
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Re: Converting an .exe into a windows service

 

 

"Fred Smith" <Fred.smith@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Is it possible to convert anapplications .exe to run as a windows server

> 2003 service. What i need is for windows to automaticaly start a service

> when the server boots.

>

> Cheers

 

You don't necessarily need to convert the application to a service -

you could start it as an .exe file, launching it under the Task

Scheduler as a boot task.


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