application as service

[badgolferman]

I wish to start an application as a service before any logons occur. I
have been led to the RunServicesOnce key of the Registry, specifically
this one:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Once

If this correct how do I enter the information to enable the
application's start?

 

[badgolferman]

badgolferman, 12/19/2006, 12:53:08 PM,

I wish to start an application as a service before any logons occur.
I have been led to the RunServicesOnce key of the Registry,
specifically this one:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServic
es Once

If this correct how do I enter the information to enable the
application's start?

It appears even if I wanted to create this service I couldn't since
that key doesn't even exist on my XP machine.

Does anyone have an idea how to make an application run as a service
before anyone logs on?

 

[Bob I]

Why not just the "When my computer starts" option in Scheduled Tasks?

 

[badgolferman]

Why not just the "When my computer starts" option in Scheduled Tasks?

I'll give that a shot. I didn't realize Scheduled Tasks had that
option.

 

[Bob I]

Bob I, 12/19/2006, 2:54:16 PM, <[email protected]>
wrote:




I'll give that a shot. I didn't realize Scheduled Tasks had that
option.

Go for it, I use that feature to force an afterhours shutdown on PC's
that get left turned on.