Can RC5 be run as a service in Windows 2000?

[ProviaFan]

I'd like to know if RC5 can be run as a service in Win2k, since my parents want me to be logged off the computer when I'm not using it, so they can log in if they wish, but then RC5 won't be running all the time it's logged off. Is there a way to work around this? TIA.

 

[cnhoff]

Thereis a tool called "AppToService", I think it can run anything as a service in the background. It will also run when you are logged off.

 

[Viztech]

Go to start>run>
Browse up the dnetc.exe file add the -install switch like this.

C:\distributed.net\DNETC.EXE -install

when you run the command, you will get a window that says dnetc.exe has been installed as a windows service, and will start automatically the next time the computer starts.

viz

 

[RaySun2Be]

You can also use Windows Explorer, go to the dnet directory, right click on the dnet.exe file, and create a shortcut. Right click on the shortcut that is created, and add the -install to the Target: text line where the c:\dnet\dnetc.exe is shown, so you would have c:\dnet\dnetc.exe -install listed in the Target: text box.

If you don't want to re-boot, go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, and start the dnet client service. You can also create a shortcut of the dnetc.exe and add -svcstart to the Target similar to the install command, so you would have c:\dnet\dnetc.exe -svcstart in the text box.

There are other useful dnet CLI options, such as -flush -fetch -update -shutdown

use dnetc.exe -help to get a list of the options. 😀

 

[ProviaFan]

Thanks. That works great!