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Run a program as a service

Using FireDaemon is recommended, or make your own service by following the steps below...

Download and install the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools

    navigate to:  C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools
    copy:  instsrv.exe  and  srvany.exe  to  C:\WINDOWS\system32

run:  instsrv.exe "Your Service Display Name" C:\WINDOWS\system32\srvany.exe

run:  regedit.exe

    navigate to:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\"Your Service Display Name"
    right-click on:  "Your Service Display Name"  and select New > Key, name it:  Parameters

        right-click on:  Parameters  and select New > String Value, name it:  Application
            double-click on:  Application  and under Value data put:  C:\folder\path\program.exe

        right-click on:  Parameters  and select New > String Value, name it:  AppDirectory
            double-click on:  AppDirectory  and under Value data put:  C:\folder\path\

Start the service named "Your Service Display Name"