Spoke too soon. The Windows 3.51 ResKit has been removed as a free download. Anyways, the SrvAny.exe and InstSrv.exe files are on the Server Resource Kit CD and will allow the installation of any EXE as a service on the Server.
HTH ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: NT Service vs. Scheduled Task >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 >> >
