{"id":11894,"date":"2023-04-10T06:44:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=11894"},"modified":"2023-04-13T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T19:41:01","slug":"version-9-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/version-9-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Protector 9.0: Easily Import Many Windows Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Service Protector<\/a> 9.0 is now available for download. Here’s what’s new in this version:<\/p>\n

Moving to another computer? Easily import protectors “in bulk” — instead of one at a time<\/h2>\n

The best way to copy (or move) a Service Protector configuration to a different computer is to:<\/p>\n

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    Export the protector to an XML file from the existing installation, and then<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Import the XML file to create a new protector in your new installation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This works fine if you’re protecting one or two services, but importing files one by one creates significant overhead if you have 20+ services to restore!<\/p>\n

    The new “bulk import” capability aims to reduce that overhead. With the new feature, you simply select the files you wish to import and walk through the step-by step wizard to protect the same services on your new computer.<\/p>\n

    Here’s a brief overview of the new import process:<\/p>\n

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      Choose Import<\/b> from the Protector<\/b> menu:<\/p>\n

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      Select the files that you exported from your other installation of Service Protector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Service Protector will start processing your files:<\/p>\n

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      From there, follow the self-explanatory prompts to create protectors for all the files you selected.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Note that as part of the import process, Service Protector may ask you to resolve conflicts.<\/p>\n

      For example, you may have to choose a new service if the one in the XML file is already protected:<\/p>\n

      \"Import<\/a><\/div>\n

      Click Edit & Fix<\/b> and select a different Windows Service from the list.<\/p>\n

      Or if a protector is configured to send email but the XML file doesn’t contain the password for your email account, you will be prompted to add it:<\/p>\n

      \"Import<\/a><\/div>\n

      Click Edit & Fix<\/b> and move to the Email tab to enter your password.<\/p>\n

      As you can see, the new feature is very easy to use. We hope that it will be a time-saver for our customers working with many Windows Services.<\/p>\n

      Other improvements<\/h2>\n