Running DynSite as a Windows NT service
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Courtesy of Bill Farr (willbr@texoma.net)




References:
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Q137890 - HOWTO: Run Automation Manager as a Windows NT Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q137890





Step-by-step intructions:
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I had first tried to install DYNSITE.EXE as a service with a Windows 2000 Resource Kit utility SRVINSTW.EXE, but I could not get it to start. Using the Q article above and SRVINSTW.EXE I have made the following steps for you.

1) Run SERVINSTW.EXE. 
2) Select "Install a service", the default. Next. 
3) Select the machine you want to install too, Local or a remote machine. You will need Administrator rights to the machine you are installing to. Next.
4) Type in the name of the service. This is the name that you will see in the services list. Something like "DynSite" 
5) Type in or Browse to the folder where SRVANY.EXE is installed and select it. If you have installed the Windows 2000 Resource Kit it will be in \Program Files\Resource Kit folder. Another good place to put it would be in the \Winnt\System32 folder. Next.
6) Select "Service in its own process". Next. 
7) Select "System Account" and check "Allow Service to Interact with Desktop". Next. NOTE: I selected "Allow Service to Interact with Desktop" but when I started the service it did not show in the system tray. You may be able to removed this setting.
8) Select the startup type as Automatic. Next. 
9) Finished, and OK to the "Service was successfully installed" popup. 
NOTE: The above steps have set SRVANY.EXE as a service but it will need an application to start. 
10) Open REGEDT32. Start | Run and type regedt32. You must use REGEDT32 not REGEDIT because REGEDIT does not let you create the REG_SZ type needed below.
11) Locate and select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<MyServices> where <MyServices> is the name from step 4 above.
12) From the Edit menu select "Add Key". 
Key Name:Parameters 
Class: <leave blank> 
13) Select the Parameters key you just created. 
14) From the Edit menu select "Add Value". 
Value Name: Application 
Data Type: REG_SZ 
String: path and name of the application you want to run as a service. Example: "C:\Program Files\NoelD\DynSite\DynSite.exe"
15) Exit REGEDT32. 
16) The service is now installed and will start automatically upon boot, but is currently not running. You will need to Start it from A) the Services applet, B) a command line "net start <MyService>" or C) reboot. If possible reboot and check to see that it starts.


Bill Farr
willbr@texoma.net
http://fafarm.dyndns.org