If like me you are having trouble starting tomcat and apache as a service on NT because apache may start before tomcat take a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q193/8/88.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=g n&FR=0&qry=dependencies&rnk=9&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=WIN2000 This describes how to make one service starting dependant on another using regedt32 thus: "The Registry subkeys for services are located in the following path and can control how services are loaded. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<Service name> WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). To create a new dependency, select the subkey representing the service you want to delay, click Edit, and then click Add Value. Create a new value name "DependOnService" (without the quotation marks) with a data type of REG_MULTI_SZ, and then click OK. When the Data dialog box appears, type the name or names of the services that you prefer to start before this service with one entry for each line, and then click OK." Andy C Editor The R2 Project http://www.r2-dvd.org
