SMP client: how to install as a service + normal install troubleshooting

[delanvital]

I've tried this and it works fine:

Note: We do not officially support running the SMP client as a service, although people have found the following to work:

• .NET 2.0 & Windows SMP Client must be installed from the same account with full administrator privileges.
• using the -configonly flag, say "yes" to services question & configure everything else as you normally would. Do not start the client yet.
• Open the services control pannel, go to the new FAH WinSMP service & open the properties and click the Log On tab. Select Log On As: This Account (instead of Local System Account), put the user name for the account under which .NET 2.0 and the SMP client were installed. Enter the password.
• Reboot.  The SMP client will automatically start in service mode.

See the forum link for more details.

I got it from here under ad. 4

[delanvital]

Installation guide

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Troubleshooting thread regarding this client