eValid™ -- Automated Web Quality Solution Browser-Based, Client-Side, Functional Testing & Validation, Load & Performance Tuning, Page Timing, Website Analysis, and Rich Internet Application Monitoring.

Note: This documentation page is provided on a legacy support basis. Most of the material here has been excerpted from Microsoft supplied documentation pages. For XP/Vista and other versions of Windows we recommend use of the built-in Windows Scheduler as the basis for regular launch of eValid playbacks for monitoring. In any case, the main concern we have is for eValid operation separately from how eValid came to be launched.

Introduction
Why run eValid as a service? The advantage of running eValid as an NT/2000 service is that your NT/2000 system does not need to be logged in for eValid to keep running or startup. eValid is a GUI Win32 application that does not easily lend itself to run as a service. Fortunately the Microsoft Windows NT 4 (or Windows 2000) Resource Kit provides a means for running programs like eValid as a service using a program called SRVANY.exe.

Getting a copy of SRVANY.exe
You will have to buy the Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. NT 4 users can download a copy of SRVANY.exe from Microsoft's FTP site. Click here to download the NT4 version. (if you download this file, you will need to run it to install the actual srvany.exe/docs files.)

Setting It Up
This procedure assumes that you have installed eValid to the default folder path:
C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program\
If you used a different path, please replace the default path with your actual path.

This procedure is a condensed version of the general procedure found in the srvany documentation file.

1. Copy srvany.exe to C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program\
2. Open a Command Prompt window and install the service portion by typing:
   instsrv eValidService "C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program\srvany.exe"
   The quotes around the path are needed because of the space in the path. Omit the quotes if you do not have spaces in your path. Press Enter after typing the command line. Note: instsrv.exe if also found in the Resource Kit.
3. Open the Services utility in Control Panel, click on eValidService, then click on Startup to display the Startup dialog box.
4. In the Startup group, click Automatic or Manual. (We suggest Automatic)
5. In the Log On As group, select the account you want the service to run under, we suggest using the System Account and be sure to check Allow Service to Interact with Desktop.

That was one half of what you need to do--actually the easiest part. Now you need to use the Registry Editor to complete the process.

Warning: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Start the Registry Editor by clicking on the Start button, then click Run; in the Open box, type regedt32, and click OK.
2. Add a new Parameters subkey in the following registry location:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\eValidService\
   Do this using the Edit/Add Key menu command. Enter Parameters for the Key Name and leave the Class field blank. Once this is done, the new subkey will appear in the tree.
3. Click on the Parameters Key folder then use the Edit/Add Value menu command to add an Application value entry of type REG_SZ. When you click OK, it will ask for a path, enter this path to the eValid executable:
   C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program\eValid.exe
   
4. Click on the Parameters Key folder then use the Edit/Add Value menu command to add an AppFolder value entry of type REG_SZ. When you click OK, it will ask for a path, enter this working folder path:
   C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program
   
5. Close the Registry Editor.

To start or stop the eValid service manually, go to Control Panel, click on eValidService, then click on Start or Stop. If you click on start, eValid will appear either as a window or on the taskbar icon area---in the mode it was when the Exit button was last pressed. If you are going to stop the service, maximize eValid and click on the Exit button before stopping the service.