Running CAN8 as a Service
The CAN8 server is a standard windowed application that does not require user input. Because of this, we can use two utilities that Microsoft has included in its Windows NT Resource kits to install and run CAN8 as a service, eliminating the need to log into your NT Server each time it is restarted.
The two files are SRVANY.EXE and INSTSRV.EXE. These files can be obtained from the downloads area of www.lobosoft.com.
Extract the 2 files to a directory of your choice. We will assume c:\winnt in this tutorial.
Open a command prompt and type the following:
INSTSRV CAN8srv c:winntsrvany.exe
Once the service has been installed, we will need to modify some of the service parameters. You can use the registry editor, or modify the REG file included with the utilities.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesCAN8srvParameters] "Application"="c:\svsys\ntserve.exe" "AppParameters"="c:\svsys"
In the SERVICES applet in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, set the service to start automatically. To test the installation of the service now, simple type at the command prompt:
net start Can8srv
