Howdy fellas,

Just looking for some insight.


I am making a server program, it works, cool.

Made it display the info coming in via a textbox, the number of users connected, etc.


I based it off of one of the members heres examples (jmcilhinney).


However, I am kind of in a rock and a hard place.

Do I try and convert it to a windows service so its on all the time? Or do I leave it in a exe format?


I have never touched windows services before, but they look promising.

Q. Do windows services reboot the service if the service were to crash?


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I wouldnt mind leaving it as a normal exe, and just leave it running, as I like looking at all the stats and such.

However, this will be residing on a collocated server running Windows Server 2003.

The problem with that is, if I run it. Person B, C, D, E, whoever.. can not see it due to the virtualized desk tops of RDC (even under the same username).


I am kinda curious if I should make it a windows service, then make my 'display' program that just.. remotely taps into it to control it, and view stats and such.


The 'server' will take info sent from the client, and add it into a database, then pass back some commands and such.

Just, curious what you guys think. Thanks.