Re: Load program as a service on Win2k3 ?

From: Arek Iskra [MVP] (arek)
Date: 02/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 21:18:55 +0800

Oops... you are right Stuart. I have overlooked that it is no longer
available in Resource Kit for Windows 2003 Server (it was in 2000). Sorry
for confusing you :) 

-- 
Arek Iskra
MVP for Windows Server - Management
"Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote in message
news:uimQfB78DHA.1632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks again for following up.  I downloaded and installed the Res kit
> yesterday and it defaulted to c:\Program Files\Windows Resource
Kits\Tools.
> I've checked and there isn't a srvinstw.exe in the Tools folder.  188
other
> programs, but no srvinstw :)
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Stuart [MCP, MSP]
> www.stu.uk.com
>
> To reply via email, remove '-REMOVE-THIS-' from my address
>
>
> "Arek Iskra [MVP]" <arek at arekiskra dot com> wrote in message
> news:Og1Lml68DHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Mine is located under C:\Program Files\Resource Kit. Can you find it
> there?
> >
> > -- 
> > Arek Iskra
> > MVP for Windows Server - Management
> >
> > "Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote in
message
> > news:uF9jbrv8DHA.4060@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Sorry to reply to my own post.  I can see instsrv.exe but cannot find
> > > srvinstw.exe in the resource kit ?  I'm happy to use the command line
> but
> > > just wanted to check where it is located ?
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Stuart [MCP, MSP]
> > > www.stu.uk.com
> > >
> > > To reply via email, remove '-REMOVE-THIS-' from my address
> > >
> > >
> > > "Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote in
> message
> > > news:efWN%23nv8DHA.2760@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thats great thanks for all your help.
> > > >
> > > > From what I can tell I have to use a username and password to allow
> the
> > > > program to run. In terms of security how secure is giving a service
> from
> > > the
> > > > point of view of someone managing to find out the username and
> password
> > > used
> > > > by the service ?  I can just use a plain domain user account so it
> > should
> > > be
> > > > ok.
> > > >
> > > > What user is used by normal services ?
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Thanks again,
> > > > Stuart [MCP, MSP]
> > > > www.stu.uk.com
> > > >
> > > > To reply via email, remove '-REMOVE-THIS-' from my address
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Arek Iskra [MVP]" <arek at arekiskra dot com> wrote in message
> > > > news:eLSpEEv8DHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > If you prefer GUI version, you could use Service Installation
Wizard
> > > > > (srvinstw.exe) from Resource Kit.
> > > > >
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Arek Iskra
> > > > > MVP for Windows Server - Management
> > > > >
> > > > > "Arek Iskra [MVP]" <arek at arekiskra dot com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:ONVlHBv8DHA.2572@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > You could use 'instsrv' command. The syntax of the command is as
> > > > follows:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > INSTSRV <service name> (<exe location> | REMOVE)
> > > > > >   [-a <Account Name>] [-p <Account Password>]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you don't specify account name and password right away, you
> > should
> > > do
> > > > > it
> > > > > > via Services.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Arek Iskra
> > > > > > MVP for Windows Server - Management
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" <me@--REMOVE_THIS--stu.uk.com> wrote
in
> > > > message
> > > > > > news:eAELJ3u8DHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Hi.  We normally allows the United Devices grid program to run
> on
> > > our
> > > > > > > systems and have done so for a number of years.  In the past
> we've
> > > > just
> > > > > > left
> > > > > > > the program to load when the user logs on, but we would prefer
> to
> > > load
> > > > > it
> > > > > > as
> > > > > > > a service.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how to load a windows program as a service
in
> > > > Windows
> > > > > > > 2003 Server/Sb2k3 ?  We may also do this to our XP
workstations
> > that
> > > > we
> > > > > > > allow the program to run on, is it the same process to do this
?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > > Thanks for any help,
> > > > > > > Stuart [MCP, MSP]
> > > > > > > www.stu.uk.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > To reply via email, remove '-REMOVE-THIS-' from my address
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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