Subj : Re: User log on and services To : Randall Parker From : Robert Comer Date : Sun Mar 25 2001 03:49 pm From: "Robert Comer" > These are NT questions. Though I'd be curious to know if Win2k is any > different. Same pretty much here. > Do services get started before a user logs on? Yes. > 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? All work unless they require something weird.. (We have some print programs that run in WOW, so they don't run as a service. :( ) > 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? Service and devices autostart, the startup folders and registry "Run" keys only work after login. > What are all the other places where one can specify what to start on > boot-up? Look above. > Autoexec.bat seems like one place. Can it be made to be per user? That one actually only runs when a command.com shell is started. There is also an autoexec.nt. - Bob Comer "Randall Parker" wrote in message news:MPG.1527ce59227f24fa98b8da@news.barkto.com... --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .