Re: Installing service with automatic startup from command prompt

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From: "aaa" <aaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| Is there a way to install a Windows service from the command prompt and at
| the same time set the "Startup type" to automatic?

You would need the Resource Kit utility; INSTSRV.EXE

And run it such as; instsrv MyServiceName MyServiceEXE_path

Then you can use the SC command such as...

sc config MyServiceName start= auto

You would have to read the instructions on how to properly use the INSTSRV.EXE utility.

I used this process to create a Seti@Home service to run the SETI Command Line version.

InstallSeti.BAT
----------------------
@echo off
copy ".\SaH\*.*" %windir% >nul
%windir%\instsrv MySeti %windir%\srvany.exe
regedit /s .\sah_servXP.reg
sc config MySeti start= auto
c:
cd %windir%
cmd



sah_servXP.reg
--------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MySeti]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MySeti\Parameters]
"Application"="c:\\windows\\MySeti.exe"
"AppDirectory"="c:\\windows"


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Dave
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