> What if the service isn't started manually? If it were set to start > automatically when the machine starts, would you expect a message box?
Well it would at least be better if a msgbox is displayed on the console of the server instead of the current behaviour. BTW, there are many situations where the server does indeed display a message box, if there are startup problems. Urs You can read messages from the Advanced DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from Advanced DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
