How to install a service with the delayed-auto startup type in Windows XP

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My installer creates services with the following command in Inno Setup: 

Filename: {sys}\sc.exe; Check: IsAdminLoggedOn; Parameters: "create Example start= delayed-auto binPath= ""{app}\Example.exe"""; Flags: runhidden

This line works in all Windows besides Windows XP because the delayed-auto startup type is not supported in Windows XP.
I need to use the delayed-auto startup type for two reasons.

  1. My service needs to always run on the background without user intervention, which means that the service must automatically start on boot.
  2. My service depends on other basic windows services and cannot run without them, therefor I use the delayed-auto to start only after all the basic services are up.

So can I create a service on Windows XP that has a startup type similar to that of delayed-auto and if not then what are the alternatives?

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2 Answers

Try creating a scheduled task that starts when the system comes up. The scheduled task can depend on a network connection being present. You can also (if that is not available to you) use the command line script to do a ping against a network device and check the response prior to starting the service which you created as a "manual" start. This should avoid the crash due to resources not being available. ]<

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