did you run the service.bat unmodified? this can also happen when you have spaces in some of the properties for the service name.
ADC > -----Original Message----- > From: Nelson, Jerry W, Contractor 146CF, SCB > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 September 2004 16:25 > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: Tomcat 5 service on windows > > > I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM...In my case, I am the computer > administrator and > Tomcat has NEVER been installed previous to this. I have not > seen ANY good > solutions to this, so I learned to live with the DOS based service. > > //SIGNED// > > Jerry Nelson > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Villar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:27 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Tomcat 5 service on windows > > > Do you have permission to write on the registry? you need to > have write > access to some key (don't remember specifically what is the key right > now) in the registry to install tomcat as a service. > > Allistair Crossley escribió: > > >did you have a tomcat service installed already? did you > have the services > window open when you ran this? try checking there are no > tomcat services and > closing the services window and trying again. > > > >ADC > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Andras Balogh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: 03 September 2004 11:28 > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Tomcat 5 service on windows > >> > >> > >>Hello all, > >> > >> I have downloaded the Tomcat 5.0.28. distibution for windows > >>(jakarta-tomcat-5.0.28.exe) and tried > >>to install tomcat as service and checked the service option in the > >>install wizard. > >>Tomcat wasn't installed as service and i tried manual with the > >>service.bat script: > >>Here is the output i get: > >>D:\Tomcat 5.0\bin>service install > >>Installing the service 'Tomcat5' ... > >>Using CATALINA_HOME: D:\Tomcat 5.0 > >>Using JAVA_HOME: D:\j2sdk1.4.1_05 > >>[2004-09-03 12:09:45] [349 prunsrv.c] [error] > >>The system cannot find the file specified. > >>[2004-09-03 12:09:45] [1037 prunsrv.c] [error] > >>Load configuration failed > >>[2004-09-03 12:09:45] [349 prunsrv.c] [error] > >>The system cannot find the file specified. > >>[2004-09-03 12:09:45] [1037 prunsrv.c] [error] > >>Load configuration failed > >>The service 'Tomcat5' has been installed. > >> > >>The service is still not added, i think because of the > error i have. > >> As a note i have on the server an older Tomcat 4.1.27 > but is not > >>running and i modified CATALINA_HOME to point > >>to the new tomcat (D:\Tomcat 5.0). > >> > >>What could be wrong? > >> > >>Thank you, > >>Andras. > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > ><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="VERDANA,ARIAL" COLOR=BLUE> > >------------------------------------------------------- > >QAS Ltd. > >Developers of QuickAddress Software > ><a href="http://www.qas.com">www.qas.com</a> > >Registered in England: No 2582055 > >Registered in Australia: No 082 851 474 > >------------------------------------------------------- > ></FONT> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > John Villar > Gerente de Proyectos > Computadores Flor Hard Soft 2058 C.A. > www.florhard.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="VERDANA,ARIAL" COLOR=BLUE> ------------------------------------------------------- QAS Ltd. Developers of QuickAddress Software <a href="http://www.qas.com">www.qas.com</a> Registered in England: No 2582055 Registered in Australia: No 082 851 474 ------------------------------------------------------- </FONT> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]