README.TXT for
TrayService                                      October 15, 2003
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Features
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TrayService is a small utility which lets you control Win2K/XP services
through a small Tray Icon. It allows you to choose whatever service you
want to control by showing you a list of all the availabe services on
first use. (You can change the controlled service afterwards by using
the 'Configure' menu entry).

(The reason I programmed this app is that I often have to develop web
pages but don't want the MS Internet Information Server (IIS) to run
all the time. Apart from that, TrayService is a quick'n'easy way to
restart a service or to temporarily pause it... The IIS service is
called 'W3SVC', by the way...)


Note: TrayService saves its configuration in a textfile named
      TrayService.ini. Therefore, you may be running multiple
      instances controlling different Services. Just create a
      dedicated folder for each service to control, copy
      TrayService.exe into each folder and run each instance
      once to choose the service to be controlled. Although the
      icons in the tray area will look the same, you can quickly
      find out which icon controls which service, just move the
      mouse over an icon, it will display the controlled service'
      name in the tooltip window. (The service' name can also be
      found out by looking at the topmost menu-item).


Files
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Included in this ZIP file are 2 files:
README.TXT - This File
TrayService.exe - The Program


How to install
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Unzip TrayService.EXE to any folder on your machine or start it directly out of your unzipper. (TrayService is a simple stand-alone EXE-file.)

Note: TrayService asks you to choose the service to be controlled
      upon first start. You have to restart it once more to work with it!


How to remove
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Simply delete this file, TrayService.exe and the correspondig configuration file TrayService.log. TrayService does not store anything in the Windows-registry!


How to run
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Double-click on the TrayService icon.


Updates
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I ask everybody to submit short messages describing all occuring problems. This way, I'll be able to release updates in the future...


How much does it cost?
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TrayService.exe comes as Freeware and may therefore be freely distributed, even without notifying the author :-)


Contact Info
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Author's web site: http://www.seelhofer.ch/mad
Author's company: http://www.goldfish-software.com/
E-mail: martin.seelhofer@bluewin.ch


Thank-you for using TrayService!

The author.



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