PCI GPIB VCL/C++ - Development: What Windows services can be disabled when card is installed / not installed?

[GE_RoS]

Hello everyone,

I posted my questions into another (1 year old) thread (here) but got no answer, so I decided to post again in a new thread. Hope this is not reprobate.

I installed a PCI GPIB card and the software shipped with it to my XP machine long time ago. I started to develop an VCL/C++ application at that time.

Actually the card is not installed physically but the regarding software is. I need these conditions to be able to quick add the PCI card to my PC and resume work in urgent cases.

I found several services running on my XP machine (controlled by services.exe) regarding NI PCI GPIB card:

lkads (National Instruments PSP Server Locator)

lkcitdl

lktsrv (National Instruments Time Synchronization)

nidmsrv (National Instruments Domain Service)

nimxs (NI Configuration Manager)

nipalsm (NI-488.2 Enumeration Service)

nisvcloc (NI Service Locator)

My questions are:

1. Is the above listing complete or are there any services missing?

These are the installed software components on my XP machine:

2. What service lkcitdl belongs to?

3. Can all the services listed above stopped and be set in my services.msc to start type 'manually' to disable them or is there anything more to know?

4. If I have to reinstall the card to go ahead with development of the VCL/C++ application, do I have to reenable nipalsm only? (like discussed in the thread I have linked)

I am looking forward to your reply.

Best regards.

RoS

[GE_RoS]

Hello everyone,

I posted my questions into another (1 year old) thread (here) but got no answer, so I decided to post again in a new thread. Hope this is not reprobate.

I installed a PCI GPIB card and the software shipped with it to my XP machine long time ago. I started to develop an VCL/C++ application at that time.

Actually the card is not installed physically but the regarding software is. I need these conditions to be able to quick add the PCI card to my PC and resume work in urgent cases.

I found several services running on my XP machine (controlled by services.exe) regarding NI PCI GPIB card:

lkads (National Instruments PSP Server Locator)

lkcitdl

lktsrv (National Instruments Time Synchronization)

nidmsrv (National Instruments Domain Service)

nimxs (NI Configuration Manager)

nipalsm (NI-488.2 Enumeration Service)

nisvcloc (NI Service Locator)

My questions are:

1. Is the above listing complete or are there any services missing?

These are the installed software components on my XP machine:

2. What service lkcitdl belongs to?

3. Can all the services listed above stopped and be set in my services.msc to start type 'manually' to disable them or is there anything more to know?

4. If I have to reinstall the card to go ahead with development of the VCL/C++ application, do I have to reenable nipalsm only? (like discussed in the thread I have linked)

I am looking forward to your reply.

Best regards.

RoS

[GE_RoS]

*push*

No one with any answer to my questions?

I actually disabled all the services mentioned above. But I still have no idea if this is right and what services I have to reenable if I reinstall the PCI GPIB card and want to go on with development.

Best regards

[HoussamK]

Hi

When using the Windows XP firewall, services are automatically allowed to use the internet without verification.

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If you are getting an error Regarding Lkcitdl.exe and/or Lktsrv.exe when Booting up Windows XP:

Complete the following steps to set the services to start manually.

1. Select Start»Run.
2. Enter cmd and click the OK button.
3. At the DOS prompt, enter the following:
   
lkcitdl -remove
lktsrv -remove
lkads -remove
lkcitdl -install -manual
lktsrv -install -manual
lkads -install -manual
exit

The system removes the services so the services do not automatically start on bootup, and then adds the services so that they start only when needed.