I have an executable (unison.exe in server mode) that I wish to run as automatically starting service on a Windows XP machine. I've installed it using the instsrv.exe and anysrv.exe method (tools available within the RKTools pack from Microsoft) and yet the service does not seem to automatically start and/or persist.
Interestingly if i go into Administrative Tools>Services and "restart" the service, it works for a while (30 min?) then seems to die. I've configured the service so that it is set to automatically restart if there is an issue, so my best guess is that it "thinks" it is running .. but it's not running properly until I give it a kick.
Any advice on an alternative way to have Unison.exe run in server mode as a service on a WinXP machine? Thanks.