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Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationQ&A: What’s the Difference between AlwaysUp and Service Protector?We own a license of both AlwaysUp and Service Protector. It seems like AlwaysUp is able to do more (larger feature set) however the pricing is less then Service Protector. We are setting up new servers and need to transfer … Continue reading Q&A: What do “Automatic (Trigger Start)” and “Manual (Trigger Start)” mean for Windows Services?When I look in Services.msc, some of the Windows Services have a startup type of “Automatic (Trigger Start)” and “Manual (Trigger Start)”. What do those mean? — Liam Hi Liam. Those trigger start types are indeed mysterious. And the Services … Continue reading Essential Windows Services: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) / RpcSsIn this article… What is the RPC Windows Service? Should I stop the RPC service? Why are all the options for the RPC service grayed out? Questions? Problems? What is the RPC Windows Service? The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged essential-windows-services, rpc-service, rpcss, windows-services 8 Comments Q&A: How do I Fix “The service did not start due to a logon failure”?I setup AlwaysUp to run JRiver Media Center as a Windows Service but it’s simply not working. I reboot the server every week and every time AlwaysUp says it can’t log on. These errors come up, over and over: Help! … Continue reading Posted in AlwaysUp Tagged automatic-delayed, group-policy, jriver-media-center, logon-failure, windows-services Leave a comment Windows Service PatternsWindows Services are special applications designed to run unattended on your PC. A service an do virtually anything its programmer demands, such as reading files, sending email, checking for viruses — whatever. Yet in the midst of that tremendous diversity, … Continue reading |
