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YannisA

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Library server as a service?
« on: June 11, 2009, 11:06:56 am »
It's obvious that when Windows restart during the night after an Automatic update, Library server is not run.
Is it possible to have the option to use Library server as a service loaded upon startup?
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gappie

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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 11:26:37 am »
take a look at options>startup>windows startup>media server. i guess that that is what you are looking for.

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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 05:13:27 pm »
Gappie,  I don't think that's quite good enough.  It works after you log onto the machine, but not at startup when it's at the ctrl-alt-del to login message
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2009, 07:15:07 pm »
Agree, this really should run as a service.
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 07:21:32 pm »
Also a reminder that in Vista & Server 2008, services cannot interact with the desktop, so it will have to be completely void of any prompts or tray icon when running as a service.
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2009, 11:30:36 am »
Quote from: zxsix on June 11, 2009, 07:21:32 pm
Also a reminder that in Vista & Server 2008, services cannot interact with the desktop, so it will have to be completely void of any prompts or tray icon when running as a service.

Any chance this might happen?
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JimH

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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2009, 01:16:50 pm »
We don't plan to make a change anytime soon.

People have reported successes using a utility to start Media Server as a service.  I've forgotten the name.
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2009, 03:28:36 pm »
Thanks for the reply.

I had tried that utility previously without success, so that's why I asked.  :'(

FWIW, if MC ran as a service it would actually be one of the better Windows Home Server add-ons and tap into that growing market.
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YannisA

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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2009, 08:57:43 am »
Can you please identify what is the program or dll, that should run as a service on computer's startup (to give it the library server functionality), just to give it a try?
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2009, 10:28:43 am »
I have previously had luck with using Firedaemon Pro in order to run Library Server as a service.

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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2009, 10:34:08 am »
Quote from: tls62dk on September 26, 2009, 10:28:43 am
I have previously had luck with using Firedaemon Pro in order to run Library Server as a service.

TLS
It's Media Server that should be run, not Library Server.

Media Server will start Library Server when needed.

Please see our wiki entry on servers for more information.
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Re: Library server as a service?
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2009, 10:40:28 am »
Oh yes. Sorry, I did actually mean Media Server. Firedaemon Pro worked with MC12, but I have used it with MC14.

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