On Windows, services are processes running regardless of users logging in. They provide access and features to different programs or processes. On Mac OS X, services are menu bar and context menu items available from any application that can act on a user's selection, like text or files.
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Win7 on eeePc 1008HA. How to have SHE and hotkey services run on startup?
I've got everything running on my eeePc.
Win 7 Pro and the latest versions of the respective tools.
Unfortunately when i installed them they didnt add the services to autostart.
After booting I can ...
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How to temporarily disable a service running as Local System?
I am using Windows 7 and want to temporarily shutdown a service running as Local System. I am looking for a way to do it without having to reboot into Safe Mode but had no luck (even searching Google) ...
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osx: how to manage Services menu, reorder items?
The ordering of services in the Services context menu seems totally random. Is there any way to edit it?
In addition, sometimes added/modified services (that I created) don't show up immediately.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - what role for Backburner Manager?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 which I use as Remote Desktop Host. users log onto it and work on it.
Now, additionally to that, I'd also like to run a simple server application on it which is ...
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Starting/Stopping services as a program start and end
I have some applications like VMWare, SQL Server, which have a lot services started even without me using the software. I have changed the startup of this services to manual and have created a .bat ...
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Print spooler service not starting after removal of malware
I have a user whom I have removed a "fake antivirus" on her machine but now her print spooler service is unable to start. I have attempted to restart the service to no avail. Is there a way to ...
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how to create a service for node.js in centOS
I am trying to turn my node.js server into a service.
I have tried a few different ways, but have not had any success yet. Is there anyone who is able to help me out with this?
Thanks!
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Run Tomcat Service as Different User on Windows 7
I have installed Tomcat6 using the 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer download version. In the setup instructions, it is recommended that "For optimal security, the service should be run as a ...
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Windows Event Log does not work
On my Windows 7 Ultimate system the Event Log service does not start anymore. I get the response Error 2: Cannot find the file specified. I checked my system, but unfortunately I couldn't find any ...
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Webcam security camera software that runs as a service
I've been looking for Windows webcam software that will run as a Windows service without any user login. The goal is to use the webcam as a cheap security camera and log the results to secure ...
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Got error when I try to install my WebService on Windows-XP
I try to install my WebService on Windows XP but receive the following error:
The installation of
C:\MyWS\MyWS_Setup.msi is not
permitted due to an error in software
restriction policy ...
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Wait for Ping and notify
Is there a utility that works in the background and is able to notify me if my computer is being pinged?
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How can I control a remote machine if I know its admin account and password?
A while back I came across some software with which I could fully control a remote machine, but I can't remember its name. I now want to do some automation from my server so that I can put files on ...
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How to turn an executable-file into a service in Windows 7?
I want to use an executable-file (which sports only a command-line interface) as a service in Windows 7.
I added it to successfully via:
sc MySVC binPath=
"C:\Windows\System32\MyProgram.exe"
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What is “Type” on a service?
If you look on Regedit for HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services there are a lot of key, one of them if "Type", that assumes a range of values (0x1, 0x10, 0x16, etc), someone know what is this?
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How do you restart X11/gdm in Fedora
What is the equivalent of /etc/init.d/gdm resart in Fedora? What is the proper way to restart X11 and the desktop manager.
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Changing an application from Program Files(x86) to Program Files will forces Windows to run it on 64 mode?
(this is not a duplicatted thread from Is it OK to install 32 bit programs in "Program Files" on 64 bit windows instead of "Program Files (x86)? im considering that im doing a question ...
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Installing VirtualBox breaks TFS Server 2010 services
After installing VirtualBox on my server called MyTFSServer (Windows Server 2008), the TFS Server services are broken - i.e. cannot connect to MyTFSServer from Visual Studio IDE.
I've tried 1) ...
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What is the difference between “manual” and “disabled” service in Windows?
Windows services seem to come in three start-up types:
Automatic: seems to mean that it is started at bootup
Manual: seems to mean that it is not started at bootup
Disabled: also seems to mean that ...
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How much time a delayed service waits to start? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does “delayed start” do in startup type for a windows service?
When I configure a service (from services.msc) as Automatic and delayed there is a fixed ...
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How do I create a service using chkconfig in CentOS?
I want to be able to create a service so that the bash script will run every time the server boots up.
I am running CentOS 5.
I have been reading about chkconfig and creating a file in /etc/init.d ...
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How to modify Windows 7 Services Groups
How do you modify the windows services loading groups? There are some default groups that windows uses to load in a specific order.
Here are some examples of groups:
PlugPlay
COM ...
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configure: error: cannot find D-Bus
When configuring a software (subversion) on Ubuntu Linux (10.04 lucid), I get an error:
configure: error: cannot find D-Bus
I restarted dbus service:
#service dbus restart
dbus start/running, ...
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Disk Management problem; “ The service cannot be started,”
I am trying to shrink a volume on Windows 7 Professional using Disk Management but get the following error:
Virtual Disk Manager
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled ...
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Error during installation of MySQL (Could not start service)
I am trying to install MySQL but I keep getting an error! I am using mysql-5.5.11-winx64.msi on Windows 7 x64.
The error message reads
Could not start the service MySQL
Now the installer just ...
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WIA: “There is no application registered for this event” repeatedly
I have a weird and annoying issue on my computer. I have an old USB webcam plugged into my machine and it works fine... apart from one thing. If someone presses the button on the webcam, I get the ...
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Can Windows 7 service control command recognise username with localhost domain?
I have set up a new user called MY_SERVUSER on a Windows 7 via computer management on a computer that is not on a domain. I have a script that sets up our service to start as that user that used to ...
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Can I use a specific service that runs in Windows XP on a Windows 7 OS?
I have a service running on Windows home server on a headless hp mediasmart server. I believe the service, by virtue of running, turns a hardware "health" light from blinking to steady and turns on ...
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Can I use a bash script as a Service in OS X without having to set it up trough automator?
How can I use a bash script as a Service in OS X without having to set it up trough automator? I'd basically like to write a bash script, save it in ~/Library/Services and then just have it show up ...
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Fast User Switch Compatibility service missing in windows 7 prof. (domain member)
My workstation with Windows7 professional is a member of a domain. I have local administator priviledges, and a separate account with standard privileges as every other user in company.
I need to ...
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The System Event Notification Service service terminated with the following error: Overlapped I/O operation is in progress
When I start my Windows 7, I get a notification
The system event notification service could not be started....
As a result, I dont have Aero, even though my Windows Experience Index is 3.2.
Aero ...
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Is there a problem with Windows 7 64-bit stopping service?
I have found on Windows 7 64-bit machines that sometimes a service is unable to stop within a reasonable amount of time. This is causing issues with a client-server application when trying to ...
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How do I configure Ubuntu to run a python (backup) script every night at midnight?
New to Ubuntu (and Linux in general) and have whipped up a quick python script to backup my files and do some other housekeeping. I don't see any service scheduling tools and was wondering what the ...
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Reverse telnet software for Windows
Can anyone recommend a reverse telnet (connect incoming TCP to a COM port) program for Windows?
Ideally it would run as a system service and listen on an array of TCP ports corresponding to the ...
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Error Installing Service with InstallUtil
I've recently created a Windows Service and am attempting to install it using InstallUtil.
The service I am trying to install works/installs correctly on a machine running Windows 2008, but I am ...
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ThinkPad Windows 7 laptop is often slow but only when plugged into AC power
It's a ThinkPad W510, with Windows 7.
I've been struggling with this since I got the laptop. Very often, say for 20-30 minutes at a time several times a day, the laptop gets painfully slow. I'm ...
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Remove services on OS X
I'm looking to remove some services completely, or at least from the list in the Keyboard preference pane. I've tried:
Service Scrubber. It only removes services from the menu — something you've ...
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Cannot start Server service in Windows 7. Error 2: File Cannot be Found
I'm having an issue when trying to start the Server service on my machine. I noticed that it wasn't started when I tried to access a share on my machine. I receive an error that states "Windows could ...
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Windows xp not resolving entries en etc/hosts with DNSClient started
We have a very strange problem on a newly installed Windows XP machine. For some reason when DNSClient service is running, it wont resolve any entries in the windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts file. ...
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Added and removed a custom service, but the keybinding is still stuck?
I created a custom service in Automator to open a new finder window from whatever app I'm in, and assigned it to CMD+E (I was trying to get the WIN+E effect from Windows.) I tried it for a few days, ...
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ruby script as a service on OSX 10.6.2
I have a sinatra ruby script that I want to be running at all times.
Would it be the best to run it as a service? So I can restart it easily.
How can I install my script on OSX 10.6.2 as a service?
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HTTP Error 503 on IIS 7.5 after SP Install
I have Windows 7 professional 32-bit with IIS 7.5 installed and configured. I installed the SP1 for Win 7 and since then the IIS is no more working. Even for simple queries like localhost/a.htm (where ...
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How to run inetd daemon on Cygwin?
I want to get inetd daemon working on a machine running Cygwin. I know how to do this on Centos 4, but on Cygwin it does not seem to work.
Commands I tried are:
cygrunsrv -I xinetd -d "Cygwin ...
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Print Spooler Service to Automatic (Delayed Start) causes Error 87
I'm running Windows Vista SP2 Home Premium 32-Bit, with a Lexmark X5450 All-In-One Printer.
Whenever I try to change the Print Spooler Service from Automatic/Manual/Disabled to Automatic (Delayed ...
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How to remove MySQL service from Windows
I've removed all MySQL programs from my Win7 64bit desktop and I still have the MySQL service.How can I remove it?
MySQL programs I removed:
MySQL Community Server 5.1
MySQL Community Server 5.5
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Windows XP-64 loses audio sounds, drive letters… why?
Until sometime in early December, I had a wonderfully functioning XP-64 system. It was configured to auto download/install MS patches. I occassionally update the software on it, e.g. Open Office, ...
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Launching a program and retrieving its standard streams later
I want to be able to start some specific servers (related to a game) on a my VPS (to which I connect through ssh). This is simple, I just connect and execute the command, but this creates some ...
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Mac Automator Save to Current Directory
I am creating a basic Automator service so that I can select a group of images and resize them for our CMS. The thing that keeps messing me up is that I can't find a good way to make the resized ...
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Automatically restart Windows service if it is not running
I have a windows service running on a Windows 2003 server. Under the properties option when you right click the service, there is an option to restart the service if it fails. The options available ...
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How I analyzed svchost high CPU utilization problem [closed]
My machine was attacked by a trojan that manifested itself as a service in the netsvcs svchost process. This process can be identified using Process Explorer as 'svchost -k netsvcs'.
The symptoms I ...
