[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-12 Thread AaronS
bishopdonmiguel Wrote: For the record, what was it specifically that did the trick? It would be good to know should I ever get the notion to install the iTunes thingy. The suggestion of disabling the automatic rescan, and replacing it with a daily scan. I suspect that the updates to the

RE: [slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-12 Thread kdf
Quoting Craig, James (IT) [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Actually I was talking nonsense there. It has been remarked in the past that the non-compiled version of SS runs faster on Windows than the compiled/.exe version. Nothing to do with the service - and no-one's ever been able to back that up with facts

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-11 Thread AaronS
That's it, thanks so much. Is working a treat. And huge thanks for the plug-in as well, it's fantastic. Time to get the credit card out. -- AaronS ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-11 Thread bishopdonmiguel
Running SS 'interactively' should make no difference to performance, in fact some people believe it performs better than the service. Windows workstations are generally set to give CPU priority to foreground applications. Accordingly, most of the background services (including SlimServer)

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-11 Thread bishopdonmiguel
That's it, thanks so much. Is working a treat. Good to hear. For the record, what was it specifically that did the trick? It would be good to know should I ever get the notion to install the iTunes thingy. -- bishopdonmiguel ___ Discuss mailing

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-10 Thread AaronS
Because the 'iTunes update' plugin doesn't work if you run Slimserver as a service. -- AaronS ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-10 Thread AaronS
Um, no. I don't really know how I would do that.. Thanks for the input though. It's well know that the iTunes update plugin has this limitation.. but if you know a way around it, I think a lot of people would be very pleased to hear it! -- AaronS

[slim] Re: Problem when not running as a service

2005-10-10 Thread bishopdonmiguel
Um, no. I don't really know how I would do that. By default, all Windows services run under the Local System account. This is a powerful account but it does have limitations for security purposes. If you have administrator privledges, you can change the service to run under any local or