Re: Windows Service

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"Raj" <Raj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sounds like something similar is done with a "Windows service". I want to
> know what is advantage of making this process as windows service ? What
> is
> advantage of not making a Windows service.

Services provide useful functions to client applications. Those services run
in the background, whether and user is logged in or not, and on a desktop
which is typically invisible. Services must be installed by users with
administrative rights. They can be made to "impersonate" their clients -
that is they can run in their own security context or assume the context of
their callers as required and when necessary.

> Please refer a good book that will help me understand windows services,
> processes, threads etc. I have Jeffrey Richter book, great to understand
> some
> of these concepts, but it does not talk about windows services.

Richter is the man. His MSPRESS book "Programming Server Side Applications
for MS Windows 2000" (0-7356-0753-2) has an entire chapter in services and
another on service control programs.

Regards,
Will


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