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Q&A: How Do I Run My Batch File Once A Day With AlwaysUp?

  We have licensed AlwaysUp for each of our production servers and we use that to ensure some custom API programs are always running. We use Windows Task Scheduler to call a number of batch files that upload data once every … Continue reading

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I’m Worried. Will Microsoft Ever Prevent a Windows Service from Creating a User Interface?

  We’ve been deploying AlwaysUp with our products for years. We use it to run as services, many small programs we have developed as simple “stay in the tray area” windows applications. But lately, my co-workers have been criticizing that approach. … Continue reading

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Q&A: How do I make AlwaysUp run my Batch File as a Windows Service?

  We purchased AlwaysUp to run a batch file that runs a web front end for a database. But when we plug it in it doesn’t work. AlwaysUp tries to run the script but gives up after five tries. The script … Continue reading

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Q&A: Can AlwaysUp Close Dialog Boxes From My Application?

  We’re running a VB application as a service with AlwaysUp. Everything seems to be working except for in one situation. Can AlwaysUp detect when my program hangs with a dialog box waiting to press OK to continue? The application doesn’t … Continue reading

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Q&A: My Google Drive keeps Disappearing. Help!

  Hi, Core Technologies support team. AlwaysUp has been invaluable to our business, which is why I’ve bought several copies for different machines. Recently I started running into a problem on my production PC. I searched for a bit through your … Continue reading

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