Does srvany.exe work for windows 7

Question

after reading this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890 i was wondering does this utility also works in windows 7.

All i want is to run VLC player and start playing a song at each reboot. SO basically i want to run <<vlc.exe song-path>>.

Please tell me how can i do this?

Does anyone know who can i add a simple executable binary to run as NT service in windows 7. This is very important for me to know otherwise i will be a failure.

Answer 1

I think srvany may work on Windows 7, but it I doubt that a service in Windows 7 has access to the sound out channel.

I would solve this problem with either a scheduled task, triggered on log on, or using an entry in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Those are fully supported solutions that will work on Windows 7.