How do I make one service dependent on another in Windows 7?

Question

If I view properties for a service, I can see the "Dependencies" tab, but I can't assign other services to this tab.

I have two services that start on startup, a server and a database. The server depends on the database - if the db hasn't started, the server doesn't work. (However, it does actually fail as a service, so I can't use the Recovery tab.)

How do I make the second service dependent on the first service, so that they always start up in the correct order?

William Jackson · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-21T05:22:10.350

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From a command prompt running with admin credentials:

sc config <server_service_name> depend= <database_service_name>

Read more at this sc.exe documentation.

edited Apr 21 '23 at 05:22

answered Apr 06 '11 at 16:43

William Jackson

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Wow, that's much easier, will try that next time. – Chris Kaufmann Apr 06 '11 at 18:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '11 at 16:34

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Following the steps here worked perfectly for me:
Boyce.us
Long story short:
regedit.exe, HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/(your service)
Add a multi value key named DependOnService
Add the dependency service name

answered Apr 06 '11 at 16:34

Chris Kaufmann

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Thanks, done that and the dependency looks to be created. (I'll restart later to verify it works and accept this answer then.) – Peter Boughton Apr 06 '11 at 16:43

How do I make one service dependent on another in Windows 7?

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