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5.8 Using the services
5.8.1 Launching and shutting down services
All services that have been configured as described in the example in Section 0 are
started automatically when the system is restarted, and are shut down when the
computer is shut down.
Alternatively, services can be selected in the configuration utility, and started by clicking
the Start Service button or shut down by clicking Stop Service.
If a service cannot be started, an error message is logged in the Windows Event Log. If
a service fails to start, the configuration utility may wait for it to start for two minutes.
This relatively long period of time is imposed by the operating system and cannot be
modified.
To stop a service manually, always use Hotel Solution Configuration Utility to ensure
that the service shuts down properly.
Fig. 5-7: Starting a service manually
If an attempt is made to shut down a service with the Close button or via the menu
option in the system menu, the service will display a warning message.
5.8.2 Configuring a service
To modify the configuration of a service retrospectively, select the required service from
the directory tree, and click the Configure Service… button. This displays the same
dialog box as for adding a service. You can now modify the properties of the service,
but not the instance name. To change the instance, the service must be deleted and re-
configured.
To activate the changes, the service must be restarted.
5.8.3 Removing a service
You can remove a previously installed service by clicking Remove Service. If the
service is running, it must be stopped before you can remove it (see Section 5.8.1,
Launching and shutting down services).
5.8.4 Other functions
Various types of start (Automatic, Manual and Disabled) can be assigned to the
services.
After installation, all services are set to Automatic start, and they therefore start when
the operating system is started.
There are two ways of disabling a service in Windows XP:
• If Manual is selected, the service will not be started by the operating system.
However, it can be started manually via the Hotel Solution Configuration Utility.
• If you select Disabled as the start type, the service will not be started with the
operating system, nor can it be started manually.
Defining the type of start
for a service
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