How to make Network Manager a service?
1.Copy SRVANY.EXE and INSTSRV.EXE from the Windows Resource Kit to your Windows\System32 directory.
2.Select a name for your service, NetManager for instance, and
install it as a new service by typing the following at an MS-DOS
prompt:
INSTSRV NetManager C:\windows\system32\SRVANY.EXE (Modify path as necessary)
If the new service is created successfully, the following should be received:
The service was successfully added! Make sure that you go into the
Control Panel and use the Services applet to change the Account Name
and Password that this newly installed service will use for its
Security Context.
3. On the taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and Click Administrative Tools.
4. In the Administrative Tools, double-click the Services icon.
5. Select NetManager from the lists of services, then click Action-> Properties.
6. If you want your service to start every time you boot your
machine, select Automatic for Startup Type in the Service dialog box.
Otherwise, select Manual or Disabled. If you select Manual, you will
need to go into the Services utility, select the service, and click the
Start or Stop button every time you want to start or stop the service.
7. Click Close to close the Services control panel.
8. On the taskbar, click the Start button, and then click run.
9. In the Run dialog box, enter "Regedit" (without the quotes) and click OK.
10. Expand the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetManager
11. Select the NetManager folder, and from the Edit menu, point to New, and click Key.
12. Set the name of the new key to "Parameters" (without the quotes).
13. Select the Parameters key and set the following:
a. From the Edit menu, point to New, and click the String Value.
Set the name to "AppDirectory" (without the quotes). On the Edit menu,
click Modify. Change the Value data to the path of where Network
Manager or Network Manager Enterprise Edition is installed, and click
Ok. For Network Manager example:
C:\Program Files\Scala\NetworkManager
or for Network Manager Enterprise example:
C:\Program Files\Scala\NetworkManagerEnterprise
b. From the Edit menu, point to New, and click the String Value.
Set the name to "Application" (without the quotes). On the Edit menu,
click Modify. Change the Value data to the path to MMOS.exe and click
Ok. For Network Manager Standard example:
C:\Program Files\Scala\NetworkManager\MMOS.exe
or for Network Manager Enterprise example:
C:\Program Files\Scala\NetworkManagerEnterprise\MMOS.exe
c. From the Edit menu, point to New, and click the String Value.
Set the name to "AppParameters" (without the quotes). On the Edit menu,
click Modify. Change the Value data to "NetManager" (without quotes)
for Network Manager. For Network Manager Enterprise Edition use
"NetManagerEnterprise" (without quotes).
14. Navigate to the directory were Network Manager is installed.
Create a new file called mmos.ini. Open this file in notepad. Add the
follow text:
[Scala]
SERVICE_NoTray = 1
;EOF
Save the file. Now the service can be started.
