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Windows Server 2003 Background Applications at Log Off

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by greenelantern

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I'm running Windows Server 2003, and I need to run some programs in
the background such as Quickbooks Database Manager, and eJabber. I
have these set up to load at startup, and they work once a user logs on,
but when the user logs off, these programs stop. I thought originally it
was because I was running these programs as the same user I logged on
as, but I tried logging on as a different user, and at log off, the result
was the same. How can I get these programs to stay on at log off?

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by lowlands

to achieve this, is to find a way to run the programs as services. Do a google search for Microsoft's srvany. This program allows you to run any program as a service. It will however only work if there is no user interaction needed after starting your program.

Another option would be to start the programs from a startup script. Again, this will only work if no interaction is needed

by greenelantern

QB's will stay on after a log off, so success there, but
ejabberd will start with start up, stay on at log on, but
terminate at log off. The service in the service manager is
set to start automatically, and it says its still started when
I log back on and check it, but none of the clients are able
to connect. Is this related to its start file being a .bat? If
so, is there any fix for it at this point? If not, is there a
better Jabber server program that i can get for free? I've
tried Wildfire/Openfire, but the free version never came as
an .exe, and i couldn't figure out how to open it.

by johnson.charles.c

The SRVNNY program should help. Thats the tried-n-true method.
Another suggestion would be to RDP into the server and start the applications, then simply CLOSE (not log out) the session.

by greenelantern

Sorry, i used instsrv and srvany to start the programs as
services. QB Database Manger worked, ejabberd did not.
Did you mean SRVNNY though, or is that a typo?

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