Hello Fred,
Below are steps that will walk you through setting up Windows Scheduled Tasks to run Sesame Server on system start up.
If you would like a copy of these instructions in PDF format, please email support@lantica.com.
Note:
These steps
will work with version 1.1.X as well as version 2.
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Running Sesame Server Using Windows Scheduled Tasks
Steps for Windows XP & VISTA
1) Open the Windows Start Menu
- (XP) Select All Programs => Accessories => System Tools => Scheduled Tasks
- (VISTA) Programs => Accessories => System Tools => Task Scheduler
2) In the Scheduled Tasks window, select 'Add Scheduled Task'.
- The Scheduled Task Wizard will run
3) In the Scheduled Task Wizard:
- Click 'Next' at the first screen
- Click 'Browse' at the screen that asks you to select the program to run
- Navigate to your Sesame2/Program directory and select Sesame.exe
- Type a descriptive name for the Scheduled Task and set the task to run 'When my computer starts' then select 'Next'
- Enter the login information for the account you will run Sesame Server under and select 'Next'
- Select the 'Open advanced properties checkbox and press 'Next'
4) In the Advanced Properties window:
- Add "-server [COMPUTER_NAME] -daemon" to the 'Run:' box
- Remove "\Program" from the 'Start in:' box
- Click on the 'Settings' tab at the top of the window
- Uncheck the box for 'Stop this task if it runs for…'
5) Click 'Apply' and 'OK'
You have now setup Windows to run Sesame Server when the machine starts up.