Starting applications as a system service.

[jelwell]

I thought I would share this great find.

I set MAMEWAH as my shell in windows - this is nothing new.

My problem was that I needed another application to startup at the same time. And it doesn't have an option for starting as a system service.

The solution:
XYNTService

This little tool will allow you to load up any number of applications as system services. Which means even if MAMEWAH is your shell you can have any number of applications loaded and running in the background.

You can find out details about the application here, but they require you sign up for an account in order to download the application (which comes with source).

The application I use this to start is VolumeTray which lets me bind a keypress to SYSTEM volume up/down. Which comes in handy for emulators applications that don't have keypress support for controlling the volume.
Joseph Elwell.

[nipsmg]

NICE.

I've been looking for something like that (volume control).  I was actually going to write something based on some global keyboard hook code I'd found... now i don't have to .

[jcrouse]

There is a Microsoft utility for doing this. It is distributed in the Resource Kit for Windows NT, Windows 2000 and I would bet Windows XP Pro. I used to use it in th NT days. If you search the web you may come up with it. It allows you to configure any executable (com, bat, exe) as a service.

John

[jelwell]

There is a Microsoft utility for doing this. It is distributed in the Resource Kit for Windows NT, Windows 2000 and I would bet Windows XP Pro. I used to use it in th NT days. If you search the web you may come up with it. It allows you to configure any executable (com, bat, exe) as a service.

John

Or with zero searching you can just use XYNTService! But the reality is that, of course, I searched already and this is what I came up with. If there's a Microsoft solution then it wasn't uncovered by google - so it must not exist.
Joseph Elwell.

[jcrouse]

Or with zero searching you can just use XYNTService! But the reality is that, of course, I searched already and this is what I came up with. If there's a Microsoft solution then it wasn't uncovered by google - so it must not exist.
Joseph Elwell.

I figured it didn't exist and was just pulling your leg. However, incase your interested here is an article on what I assume must be vapor-ware form Microsoft, since it doesn't exist:

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=197

You knew I'd respond, didn't ya,
John

[jelwell]

I figured it didn't exist and was just pulling your leg. However, incase your interested here is an article on what I assume must be vapor-ware form Microsoft, since it doesn't exist:

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=197

Egad! That requires you use regedit and the Service Manager on top of two programs. And, for whatever reason, the files *have* to be in a directory called "reskit"? Who comes up with this stuff? hahaha.

You knew I'd respond, didn't ya,
John

It was practically a call to arms! Actually Microsoft's solution looks a ton harder to set up (still easy enough though) but it does have the added benefit of adding an entry in the Service Manager - which, I suppose, might be a good reminder that it's there when you forget.
Joseph Elwell.

[jcrouse]

I don't believe it needs to be in that particular directory. Do we even have directories anymore. I think we have folders now, thanks to MS. Anyways, I haven't used it since the old NT 4.0 days but it worked pretty good then, howerer, as you pointed out I remember it being a pain in the arse to set up.

John