Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 12:22:42PM +0200, zuhans@iname.com wrote:
>
> > ...and i don't want to run postgresql as service - there are so many
> > services in windows (xp) running - every piece of software installs some
> > more or less dubious things in memory... - that the overall system-speed
> > is decreasing a lot the longer you run your computer.
>
> There has to be a way of having a service configured not to run
> automatically at boot, and run it by hand, isn't there?
>
> Windows people would know better than me, but I think you can do these
> things using "NET START" or something like that.
The GUI service control manager app lets you set these values. Startup
options such as automatic, manual, and disable exist. You can also manually
start/stop services from the GUI interface.
I believe Win2K3 now has CLI tools for this as well, but I don't know
the details.
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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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