Open Regedit.

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Expand Software
Expand Microsoft
Expand Windows
Expand CurrentVersion
Expand RunServices

Enter a new String Value named SETI (the name isn't important).  The value
for it is the complete path to the client.  Include any switches on want on
the client.

Mike.


"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
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| 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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