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hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run ?

Dave


"Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam> wrote in message
news:rvgvb.7829$sb4.1219@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
| First, running the SETI CLI as a service hides the console window.  I have
| run the CLI (and SETI Driver) as a service on Win98, so I know it works.
| I'll find the registry key tomorrow at work where I have access to Win98
| boxes.  It's much simpler than under NT, 2K, and XP.
|
| Second, Larry is correct that this is a replacement
| "c:\windows\_Default.pif" file.  There is a description of what it does at
| http://www.wakeassoc.com/setidriver/Download_and_Installation.htm.  The only
| change that is really needed is to clear the "Warn if still active" checkbox
| on the Misc tab.  No other changes are made.  Note that this appears to
| modify Windows 95, 98, and ME to handle 16 bit DOS, 16 bit Windows (Win 3.11
| and earlier), and 32 bit Windows console applications (such as the SETI
| CLI).  All three of these types of programs are managed by a Windows module
| called WinOldAp, which Windows 95, 98, and ME configures at system startup.
| Note that the ONLY DOCUMENTED method to fix the application shutdown issue
| in these OSs is to use a PIF file.  There is another, undocumented method
| that uses conagent.exe, which is one of the Win9x internal support programs
| directly, but if the SETI CLI should crash for any reason, you won't be able
| to restart it without rebooting the machine because Windows doesn't get the
| message to close the data files, including lock.sah.  SETI won't start if it
| can't open lock.sah in exclusive mode.  I have also run across references to
| using rundll32 with switches to start the client to do the same thing.  The
| problem here is that rundll32's switches are undocumented as well (If
| someone has a URL at MS documenting rundll, please post it so I can get
| these switches as rundll32 is a major workhorse in Windows.)
|
| Mike Ober.
|
| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| news:Nmevb.57872$bQ3.56498@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
| > I checked it out.  It may run SETI, but is no way running as a "background
| service."
| >
| > So I go back to my statement;  NT4, Win2K and WinXP will run the command
| line version as a
| > NT service.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| > "Larry" <lweak@nospam.charter.net> wrote in message
| > news:vrqkevos4nhi27@corp.supernews.com...
| > | Excuss the top post but what is mentioned in the link is a default.pif
| that
| > | allows the cli to close when windows is shut down there are no
| indicators
| > | except a new pif file in the system directory.
| > |
| > | Larry
| > |
| > | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| > | news:n8cvb.5620$vz.1028@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
| > | > Does it keep a "window" open or does it just run in the background
| quietly
| > | ?
| > | >
| > | > Dave
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Michael D. Ober" <obermd-.@.-alum-mit-edu-nospam> wrote in message
| > | > news:cV3vb.507$Jn1.6651@news.uswest.net...
| > | > | You can install a service on Win 98 and ME as well.  In fact it's
| easier
| > | > | under 98 & ME.  If you do it this way, download default.zip from
| > | > | www.wakeassoc.com/setidriver/default.zip and expand it.  It contains
| a
| > | > | global change to windows to allow command line programs to exit when
| > | windows
| > | > | shuts down.
| > | > |
| > | > | Mike.
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