> The first part (running programs which require a Window) usually doesn't, > because those programs are usually such that they do not work "as a > service". It is not usually only the fact that they need a console, but > they need a whole bunch of other environment which a Service does not > provide. > It will only work when the other program is specifically designed to work > that way. > For example, OpenOffice in "headless" mode works fine. But MS-Office > programs do not, and this mode of operation is explicitly indicated by > Microsoft as "not recommended and not supported".
So summarising discussion so far 1) services generally run headless with no interaction with desktop 2) you can run a service with interaction with desktop enabled 3) this doesn't work under Windows Server 2008 and later. So questions to OP a) did the link I sent help? b) what programs are you trying to run that open windows on desktop? c) what version of os are you running under? Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
