Start nidqsvr.exe when Windows starts?

[Dave_Karon]

I need to have RDA server (nidqsvr.exe) and Datasocket Server (cwdss.exe) start when a target computer starts up. This is a remote stand alone computer acting as a remote DAQ device. I cannot have someone log in on it each time it starts. So, putting shortcuts to these in the "Start up Menu" will not do it.
I've tried adding keys in the registry (HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Run),
but RDA Server does seem to stay running (don't know if it actually starts) and DataSocket Server doesn't start until a user logs in.

Ideally, I'd like to have these run as Services.

Any Ideas??

Thanks
Dave

[Randy_H]

Dave,

In the Windows Resource kit for your version of Windows, there is a utility from Microsoft that will turn an executable into a service. This is what you will need to do. There are also other products that will do this as well. Check out the following from Google:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2Bexecutable+%2Bturn+%2Binto+%2Bwindows+%2Bservice&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=3cac568f%241%24187%244d4ebb8e%40read.news.de.uu.net&rnum=8

Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

[Dave_Karon]

Has this been tried with RDA Server and /or DataSocket Server?
Thanks
Dave

[Randy_H]

Dave,

I know that customers have been successful with the DataSocket Server, but I do not know if anyone has tried it with the RDA Server.

Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask