how to keep programs running after windows logoff?
CheerWhore asked:
i need to run a program 24hrs 6 day per week on windows xp and also ensure that when i’m physically not present in the vicinity of my pc, no one can access the pc. this program downloads foreign exchange (forex) rates every X number of minutes of my choosing (X can be 1 minute, 5 minutes, 0.5 hours, 1 hours, 4 hours, etc). i can’t logoff from windows xp as windows xp terminates all currently running programs.
i need to run a program 24hrs 6 day per week on windows xp and also ensure that when i’m physically not present in the vicinity of my pc, no one can access the pc. this program downloads foreign exchange (forex) rates every X number of minutes of my choosing (X can be 1 minute, 5 minutes, 0.5 hours, 1 hours, 4 hours, etc). i can’t logoff from windows xp as windows xp terminates all currently running programs.
is there some kind of access control software that allows my program to continue running after i restrict access to my pc? i came across winu from www.bardon.com which seem to allow me to do so (check their faq). know of any other software?
Trinidad
2 Responses to “how to keep programs running after windows logoff?”
You don’t need to log off.
Either make sure your account has a password… that no-one else knows… then just ’switch user’ and leave it at the list of user accounts. Other people can use your computer with their own login and you stay logged in and locked.
Or set a password on your screensaver and lock your screen with the screensaver when you leave the PC. No-one else can use your PC as it’s locked with a password only you know.
But with either of these options, if someone crashes your PC with the power button you will be logged off and your program will stop.
The other way is to make your program a ’service’ - similar to the way printer sharing works, so it’s ‘on’ whenever the PC is on. Whever is logged on. But that may mean reworking the application and will mean writing a service wrapper.
Or activate the scheduler in Windows, schedule a single run of the program every X minutes 6 days a week. But that takes an application rework to make it a run-once.
yes, switch users will work