AppToService is a Unicode console application that will allow you to run regular applications and servers as Windows services.

This allows you to have some of the benefits of a Windows service, such as the ability to run an application even when no user is logged on the computer, the ability to run an application under a specified user account, the ability to allow an application to survive logoff/logon sequences, hence saving the overhead of restarting it for each new user, and so on.

For instance, you can run a dialer application as a service to automatically connect a computer to the Internet following unattended reboots.

Here are some key features of "AppToService":

· Tiny and easy to use Unicode console application.
· No need to mess with the registry.
· Many options available for greater control.
· Works with virtually any application.


Limitations:

· 30 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Added a help guide to the software package.
· Added the /Delay option to avoid dealing with service dependencies.
· Changed the desktop interaction default from /Interact:1 to /Interact:0 because Windows stopped allowing services to interact with the desktop since Vista.
· Updated the software to comply with Vista requirements.
· Redesigned the application to use the Unicode standard and improve its Windows integration and multilingual support.
· Redesigned the installer to use Microsoft MSI technology and comply with recent Windows guidelines.
· Refused service if the program file AppToService.exe is renamed.
· Upgrading to this major update requires a licensing fee for existing customers who are licensed to use older versions.