Can I start SETI before login on XP?

[cleverhandle]

(Posted this to the OS forum, too, but figured that, being SETI-related, it might get a better response here. Hope nobody's offended by the cross-post.)

My wife I share the computer, often using the user-switching option in XP. So I'd like to have Windows start up SETI (and Powerstrip too) before I log in, so that they can always be running but not create a duplicate process when we switch users. Is this possible? The startup folder only runs after login. I found some info about adding a "Run" Registry Key to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion. But these seem to work just like the Startup folder - the programs that were already there are owned by me in the Task Manager. So it looks like they also start after login. Any tips?

Go TeAm !!!

 

[Robor]

If you install the SETI client as a service you'll have exactly what you want. It starts when the computer is booted (you don't have to be logged in).

 

[cleverhandle]

Excellent - thanks for the info, Robor. I assume that the service installs for W2K will work for XP as well? Also, this would mean that I won't be able to do this for any old program, only for programs with a service installation, correct?

 

[SoulAssassin]

<< Excellent - thanks for the info, Robor. I assume that the service installs for W2K will work for XP as well? Also, this would mean that I won't be able to do this for any old program, only for programs with a service installation, correct? >>



Check Sukhoi's help thread for a list of service installs....the 2K service installs will work but some of them look for a c:\winnt dir instead of c:\windows...check the one that I wrote: here

PM me if you have any ??'s.