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Run a program as a service under XP Pro

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by grbeckmeyer 1 view

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I have a customer running YIPOST so he can access his Dynamic-IP PC via the internet. It worked while I was on-site, but I have to go back to investigate a problem. I'm thinking that YIPOST isn't running while he is logged out or if he reboots. Points for either getting this to work or some other alternative solution (besides paying for static IP)

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by phil.hall

You have a couple of options:

(1) go here (http://www.prismmicrosys.com/atyourservice/atyourservice-index.htm) and download the program listed. Which is fine since it doesn't require messing with any of the settings the computer has.

(2) The "MS" method of logging in a program as a service, which is relatively annoying...there should have been a better way..like right click on the program and select "run as service", but MS didn't do that. That documentation, unfortunately, I don't have right at the moment. Sorry. but option #1 should do the trick for you.

by grbeckmeyer

I tried the MS method, but YIPOST would not run properly as a service under WinXP. I found another program, DirectUpdate, that runs as a service and had to setup a new domain at DYNDNS.ORG

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