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You can also use a program as Service+ from Nicoware. It will run any
application as a service. You can control the applications environment
and use separate start and stop commands for your application.
It has a very nice GUI and you don't have to be an expert to use it.
We are using it on our servers and workstations for a variety of
applications without any problems at all.
Look at
http://nicoware.net/software/products/serviceplus/index.php
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