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Questions tagged [windows-service]

Windows services, also referred to as NT services, are background service processes run by the Service Control Manager based on the service settings and optionally restarted as needed. Windows services are also capable of being launched on demand, based on other service dependencies.

More information at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d56de412(v=vs.80).aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service

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Service path cannot be found but file exists

I have several services that used to run on Windows Server 2003 and are now meant to run on Windows Server 2008 R2. They are all 32 bit. They install OK in 2008 but when I try to start them I get this…
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What has changed with Win 2008 Server that Samba rpc control no longer works?

I've been happily using Samba's net rpc service ... to control services on a Windows 2003 server from my linux box, however now controlling a Windows 2008 server gives me WERR_ACCESS_DENIED errors. It appears the issues exists also on WinXP (using…
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Windows Services - Common Ports to Open in Firewall

I've always had trouble finding firewall port information for some windows-based software/services. For example,http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832017 gives me the ports but there's no differentiation between INTERNAL (e.g. LAN) and the ones that…
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Trying to get an old 32-bit service (.dll) to run on a Windows 2008 server

I'm been trying to get an old 32-bit service (.dll) of ours to run on a Windows 2008 (R1 and R2). The service accesses a system-DNS for ODBC connection and secondly it performs some statistic HTTP calls with a normal WebClient request (sort of a…
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SQL Server reporting services shutting down without log info

Using SQL Server 2008 Reporting services. Finding that the service is shutdown without anything in the windows event log or in SQL Server events. I see the log entry for the service starting when I manually start it, but nothing for the shutdown…
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Multiple Tomcat Instance that runs as a windows service

Could I execute multiple instances of Tomcat server as windows services from same physical location (CATALINA_HOME)? In other words, could I execute Tomcat windows service referred to specific server.xml (not a default location)? I know that this…
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What can cause a service to switch from 'automatic' startup to to 'manual' startup?

We had some problem with the Windows Time Service a while ago. It was set to 'manual' startup and was not started. We set this to 'automatic' startup on every server and configured it properly to sync with the domain controller. Today, we have one…
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How can I securely set up an available PostgreSQL connection in Windows?

I'm running PostgreSQL in Windows. I have a vanilla installation with a single admin Windows user account, which I've used to install PostgreSQL and pgAdmin III. Using pgAdmin III I created a database owned by the postgresql account. I have an…
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How do you start ColdFusion MX 7?

I'm running it on a Windows 2003 machine. I can start it from the C:\CFusionMX7\bin\cfstart.bat, but when I close the command prompt window, it shuts down again. Is there another method for starting it up the right way? I don't see anything in the…
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application trying to use net.exe to map shared folder on different domain

I am a c# developer running in to issues with a program of mine that tries to transfer files on to a shared folder on a computer which is on a different domain. i.e my windows service sits on domain 'X' and the shared folder is on domain 'Y'. I am…
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Is it possible to install a windows service that requires a password with SCCM?

Is it possible to do an unattended installed of a windows service that requires a password with SCCM? It would be nice if SCCM could run a package as a service account. That way the package could read the password from a file encrypted with that…
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Why some XP terminals don't automatically Start SQL2005 service

Possible Duplicate: Why some XP installs don’t automatically Start SQL2005 Service (Instance) I have a number couple of XP machines that have a SQL 2005 Instance running on them, and they are set to automatic in Service Control Manager. If you…
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window xp network service don't start

In a windows XP pc, joined to a domain, I have a service (SCardSvr) that use to run as "NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService". Accidentally I changed the logon to local system account and the service didn't work properly. So I'd like to set the logon back to…
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MS ReportServer refuses to work with domain account

I have installed SQL Server 2008 ReportServer on dozens of servers, all virtually identical. It was always possible to configure it to use a domain account (the same one on all those servers). However, on MYSERVERNAME I get the following…
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How to push an install to windows clients

I need to install a windows service on many windows clients in an AD environment. I'm assuming the company has some sort of client management system installed. The install must be silent and cause no UAC popups to appear on the clients. I have an…
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