Hi Chris, why don't you setup IIS5 on your machine which always runs as a service? (It even runs on Win2K-Pro)
So you can be sure it's on boot-time. Patric CM> Howdy Cf-Talk, CM> My ISP won't allow it's customers to use CFSchedule to run events[1] and CM> so I need to execute an event on my remote site from my local dev box. I CM> am running Personal Web Server on Win2k for development purposes. Can't CM> remember how to make sure PWS starts automatically when my computer CM> starts/re-starts. I had it working for awhile where it ran automatically CM> upon bootup, but now it won't start automatically. CM> Can anyone remind me of what service makes PWS start and run CM> automatically? I have the "World Wide Web Publishing Service" service CM> set to start automatically, but it must be something else. CM> Thanks! CM> [1] My ISP says: "I regret that we are unable to support scheduled tasks CM> in a large shared environment due to the serious performance problems CM> and crashes that it creates on the servers. I'm sorry for the CM> misunderstanding about this. We specifically mention on the ColdFusion CM> page of our website that the Scheduled Tasks feature is not available on CM> shared servers. Most folks who need to have an automated activity use CM> their local system to make the call. This avoids the inherent problems CM> with the task scheduler and does not crash the servers." CM> The note on their site about not allowing scheduled tasks is new and I CM> wasn't aware about it. But is this a normal policy for most hosting CM> companies offering CF on shared services? Just wondering. CM> Chris Montgomery monty @ airtightweb.com -- Patric Stumpe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
