Difference between Service and not Service?

OldNick · Post by **OldNick** » 2004-10-19 08:06

As far as I can see, if installed as a Service the VNC server will be automatically started at bootup.

Are there any other implications to having it installed one way or the other?

to add to my confusion, I read a post, I tought here or TightVNC, saying that VNC could not be installed as a Service on Win98. I use WIn98, and can certainly make it _seem_ to install a a Service. What exactly is the story there? Is it only a partial Service?

Thanks for any help.

byteboon · Post by **byteboon** » 2004-10-20 18:13

In WinNT+ a service is a program that is started when the system starts and runs as a special SYSTEM user. It has the advantage that it can display the screen even when there is no user logged in and can also survive a logout. When not installed as a service, winvnc can only display the screen of the currently logged in user, and will close down the session when the user logs out--not allowing sessions again until a user logs in.

In Win9x the service concept is really dumbed down. It is just a program that is started when the system boots, can display the screen when no user is logged in and can survive a logout. The main difference with Win9x is that a CTRL-ALT-DEL pauses program execution to display the task manager, so Win9x can't remotely invoke it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2004-10-21 00:17

Thank you very much for that explanation. Most lucid.

It gives me some ideas to experiment with, even with the Win98 setup.

Thanks again.