A scheduled task is simple, but to actually run a program as a service is a bit more, Nonetheless, here is a free way to do it courtesy Torgier Bakken (a MS MVP that frequents scripting NGs)..
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.setup/msg/d2ea72793de4a06b ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:31 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: NT Service vs. Scheduled Task > Sami, > > My NT knowledge is old (4+ years) and very rusty but as nobody else has > jumped in yet I seem to remember that "all" you need to do is tell NT that > is needs to run a program with whatever parameters. In other words, you need > do nothing special with R:Base other than get NT to run your normal start-up > command. Your customer's IT support person ought to be able to set it up > through the supervisor's interface but I can't remember exactly what it's > even called let alone how to do it. (It can't be that difficult, though, if > I did that sort of thing - if it comes back to me what to do and nobody else > has answered I'll let you know.) > > Regards, > Alastair. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sami Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:11 PM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - NT Service vs. Scheduled Task > > >> I want to set up a nightly reload routine for a client to run after their >> server backup has finished. It's a network configuration of multiple >> servers and some of them re-boot during the night. Their IT support > person >> suggested that if we could design this R:BASE app as an NT Service, then > he >> could set it up to run after the other maintenance routines have completed >> and not have to have a workstation logged on. >> >> Can this be done? The application can be run with no user intervention or >> screen writes. >> >> Any thoughts would be appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> Sami >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Sami Aaron >> Software Management Specialists >> 913-915-1971 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/161 - Release Date: 03/11/2005 >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/161 - Release Date: 03/11/2005 >
