■<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <title>Cobian Backup 9 Help File - Application vs. Service</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="CobStyle.css"> <style type="text/css"> .style1 { color: #FF0000; } .style2 { text-align: center; } </style> </head> <body> <div align="center"> &nbsp;<table border="0" width="600" id="table1"> <tr> <td> <h2 class="style2">Application vs. service</h2> <p>A service is a special windows application that runs even if no user is logged on the system. The service can run under a special account (LocalSystem account) or under some other existing account. On Windows NT, 2000 ,XP , 2003 or Vista is recommended to run this program as a service. You decide if you want to run the program as a service or as an application in the installation program. You can also change the way the program will work from the <a href="options_en.htm"> Options</a> dialog box.</p> <p>When running Cobian Backup 9 as a service, a problem can arise: <span class="style1">if you want to access a shared drive or folder or some non-local resource, you cannot run the service under the default system account.</span> <span class="style1">You must run it under an account which has network access</span> (example: the Administrator account). In the installation program, you can choose to configure the service to run under the system or other account. </p> <p>Another difference is that you cannot terminate a service the same way you close an application. You stop/start a service using the Control Panel - Administrative tools - Services icon. You can also control the service from the <a href="options_en.htm">Options</a> dialog box.</p> <p class="style2"><a href="index_en.htm">Index</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="style2">⌐ 2000-2008 by Luis Cobian<br> All rights reserved</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>