Running ipPulse as a service
Running ipPulse as a Windows
XP/2000/NT4 service
Why run ipPulse as
a service? The advantage of running
ipPulse as an XP/2000/NT4 service
is that your XP/2000/NT4 system
does not need to be logged in for
ipPulse to keep running or startup.
ipPulse is a GUI Win32 application
that does not easily lend itself
to run as a service. Fortunately
the Microsoft Windows NT 4 (or Windows
2000) Resource Kit provides a means
for running programs like ipPulse
as a service using a program called
SRVANY.exe.
New and preferred method: One of
the best programs for running another
program as a service is FireDaemon.
Please visit this website to
learn about it.
Using the Microsoft Resource Kit
method: Getting a copy of SRVANY.exe
You will have to buy the Resource
Kit from Microsoft Press. NT 4 users
can
download a copy of SRVANY.exe from
Microsoft's FTP site. Click
here to download the NT4 version.
(if you download this file, you
will need to run it to install the
actual srvany.exe/docs files.)
Setting it up
This procedure assumes that you
have installed ipPulse to the default
directory path:
c:\program files\nwps\ippulse\
If you used a different path, please
replace the default path with your
actual path.
This procedure is a condensed version
of the general procedure found in
the srvany documentation file.
1. Copy srvany.exe to c:\program
files\nwps\ippulse\
2. Open a Command Prompt window
and install the service portion
by typing:
instsrv ipPulseService "c:\program
files\nwps\ippulse\srvany.exe"
The quotes around the path are needed
because of the space in the path.
Omit the quotes if you do not have
spaces in your path. Press Enter
after typing the command line. Note:
instsrv.exe if also found in the
Resource Kit.
3. Open the Services utility in
Control Panel, click on ipPulseService,
then click on Startup to display
the Startup dialog box.
4. In the Startup group, click Automatic
or Manual. (We suggest Automatic)
5. In the Log On As group, select
the account you want the service
to run under, we suggest using the
System Account and be sure to check
Allow Service to Interact with Desktop.
That was one half of what you need
to do--actually the easiest part.
Now you need to use the Registry
Editor to complete the process.
Warning: Using Registry Editor incorrectly
can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your
operating system. NWPS, Inc. cannot
guarantee that problems resulting
from the incorrect use of Registry
Editor can be solved. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
1. Start the Registry Editor by
clicking on the Start button, then
click Run; in the Open box, type
regedt32, and click OK.
2. Add a new Parameters subkey in
the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ipPulseService\
Do this using the Edit/Add Key menu
command. Enter Parameters for the
Key Name and leave the Class field
blank. Once this is done, the new
subkey will appear in the tree.
3. Click on the Parameters Key folder
then use the Edit/Add Value menu
command to add an Application value
entry of type REG_SZ. When you click
OK, it will ask for a path, enter
this path to the ipPulse executable:
c:\program files\nwps\ippulse\ippulse.exe
4. Click on the Parameters Key folder
then use the Edit/Add Value menu
command to add an AppDirectory value
entry of type REG_SZ. When you click
OK, it will ask for a path, enter
this working directory path:
c:\program files\nwps\ippulse
5. Close the Registry Editor.
Almost done!
To start or stop the ipPulse service
manually, go to Control Panel, click
on ipPulseService, then click on
Start or Stop. If you click on start,
ipPulse will appear either as a
window or on the taskbar icon area---in
the mode it was when the Exit button
was last pressed. If you are going
to stop the service, maximize ipPulse
and click on the Exit button before
stopping the service.
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