Just remember that with Vista all services run in session 0 and the user is in session 1 or greater, it causes problems i.e. the free version of VNC won't work on Vista as the client can't connect to it.
See http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/12/13/workaround-to-run-vnc-server-in-windows-vista/

>I am trying to figure out about running a Visual FoxPro application as a service.
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>1. Among other things, I found FAQ #7636, which mentions a certain "resource kit". What is the complete name of this resource kit? Where do I find it?
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>2. What would the advantages be of running as a service? Any disadvantages, which might make it inconvenient to run as a service?
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>3. What are the requirements? For example, does this only work on server operating systems?
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>TIA,
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>Hilmar.