Running an application as a system service

[AstroGuardian]

I need to set an application to run as a system service. I tried using SRVANY and INSTSRV but failed. Microsoft says it does not apply to Windows XP which i am using, so perhaps that's why i failed.

So anyone any idea how can i pull this off in Windows XP?

 

[MrChad]

SRVANY and INSTSRV work fine on both XP and 2003. They are the best ways I know of to run an application as a service.

What application are you trying to run? Is it a command line app?

 

[rudder]

You can try AUTOEXNT. I have used it on 2003 to get an app to sort of run as a service. SHould work fine with XP.

 

[AstroGuardian]

Thanks rudder, i will check that option and let you know