Author Topic: masking the window on w2k3 (Read 6136 times)

Csavarkulcs · « **on:** March 20, 2008, 04:21:06 pm »

Hello

Somebody can give me some advice how to make the php window disappear on windows while the bot(s) stay running?

Thanks in advance

Blueeagle · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2008, 04:45:10 pm »

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+2003+minimize+tray
or even
http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+2003+run+as+service

Glarawyn · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2008, 10:27:32 pm »

As you're running Windows Server 2003, turn on terminal services. Fire up remote desktop connection, connect to localhost, and fire up your bots in the terminal services session. Then disconnect your terminal services session. Don't log off, start > disconnect or just close the remote desktop window. Your terminal services session will stay active, and your bots will keep running. Just fire up Remote Desktop Connection again if you need to get your session back.

Minimize to tray and run as service are also good options.

Csavarkulcs · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2008, 10:46:41 pm »

Thank you, i'll try the running trough terminal services option (before posting i already tried to run as service, but that didn't worked (with srvany.exe, the first link on that google search)) and will try to find a free minimizer application too, something has to work... Service would be the best choice, a few years ago i found a good software which was capable of making services out from almost anything, but sadly i can't remember the application's name... I'll post again with result/progress

Glarawyn · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2008, 10:53:12 pm »

srvany can be a pain in the butt at times, but once you get everything set right is usually works..

Is FireDaemon the software you were thinking of?

Csavarkulcs · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2008, 11:34:49 pm »

Yes, FireDaemon was that software, after my last post, the 'fire' came into my mind and my friend Google pointed me into the right direction. Atm both bots up and running as firedaemon services, seems to work as well as i remembered