Subj : Re: User log on and services To : Randall Parker From : Geo. Date : Sun Mar 25 2001 04:53 am From: "Geo." "Randall Parker" wrote in message news:MPG.1527ce59227f24fa98b8da@news.barkto.com... > > Do services get started before a user logs on? Yes, for all versions of NT. > If a server machine reboots and starts back up again and no user is > around to log onto it are any of the services that it normally provides > not going to work until a user logs on? Any service set for automatic startup should startup. > The Services list appears to not be the only place that specifies > processes to auto-start. Do the other places depend on the user logging > on before services are started? all the places specified in http://www.nthelp.com/40/automatic.htm require a logon sequence to start them. > What are all the other places where one can specify what to start on > boot-up? Mostly you have to make a program a service with srvany (from the reskit) to get it to startup without someone loggin on. > Autoexec.bat seems like one place. Can it be made to be per user? Look at the page above, I keep my list there. Geo. --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .