Starting Winword as A Service

[PMasters]

Hey All,

Anyone know best way to start Winword.exe as a service on
Windows 2000 Server.
I used Instsrv and its starts, and then receives an MMC
error 1053, service failed to respond to Start or Control
request. It then proceeds to close winword.
After some research it seems you need to compile a
service, but how the heck to I specify to call Winword?
Any links with clear examples would be helpful
Thanks,
pm
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[Michael Nemtsev]

Create servise that will run WinWord but AFTER user logon
What's the problem?

 

[PMasters]

Well thats the point. I want it to be a Boot Up Service.
And doing Instsrv and path to an EXE that does not have
the code to reply to the Service COntrol Manager will not
work...
Thats what is the problem
I presume I need to use C or VB to write a service?

thanks
pm

 

[Tim Hall]

Isnt there a wrapper like program that will deal with the SCM so you can
make any program a servcie.

In fact i thought thats what svchost.exe was (if not there is another
program that will do it, somehwre on MS's site, look for info on how to make
VB prorgams run as a service on MSND it might have somehting there).

Tim