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Need to Start Application without logging on to Windows 2003 Server - Running as a service won't work

Windows Server 2003.  I need application to run at system startup without any user logging in.  The program will not run as a service - already tried that...it is a polling tool, and has numerous dependencies.

THIS IS AN URGENT NEED......I HAVE A TUESDAY DEADLINE ON MY PROJECT...OF WHICH THIS IS ONE OF TWO SMALL FINAL PIECES!!  (The screaming is just a little "cyber release" for my own benefit...no disrespect intended!!)

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Two possibilities come to mind:
* Have you tried to use srvany to run your application as a service? srvany is part of the Resource Kit Tools:
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9D467A69-57FF-4AE7-96EE-B18C4790CFFD&displaylang=en
* You can use a scheduled task (set to run at system startup) to start the application.
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Already said (in Title and in description) that running as a service doesn't work.

Will using a scheduled task open the program without ANYONE logging on at all?  
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You are right...... When I intially tried to set it up and run as a service (as I've done with many programs in the past sucessfully) I get the following error messge:  

The <Service Name> service on Local Computer started then stopped.  Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do, for example, the Performance Logs and Alerts service.    
After reading your message (and agreeing with you) I went back and checked the setup of the service.  

I had the service set up to run the appplicaiton manifest instead of the actual app......I'm still giving you the points....I wouldn't have figured it out unless.....

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Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

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