How to set up Call of Duty as a win32 service

1. Copy SRVANY.EXE and INSTSRV.EXE from the Resource kit to your system and install it as a Windows service, for example: INSTSRV COD c:\tools\srvany.exe

2. configure via the Services applet ("Startup..." dialog) of the Control Panel as manual or automatic, as appropriate.

3. set via the Services applet ("Startup..." dialog) of the Control Panel the account for the service. We use the LocalSystem account and it runs fine.

4. Specifying the application to start & its parameters - run the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE or REGEDIT.EXE):

5. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COD: create a 'Parameters' key

6. Under the above key, create an 'Application' value of type REG_SZ and specify there the full path of your app executable (including the extension). For example:
   Application: REG_SZ: C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\codmp.exe

7. Under the above key, create an 'AppParameters' value of type REG_SZ and specify the parameters for your app. For Example:
   AppParameters: REG_SZ: "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\codmp.exe" +set dedicated 2 +set net_port 21111 +exec CODserver.cfg +map_rotate

8. Under the above key, create an 'AppDirectory' value of type REG_SZ and specify the current directory to use for the app, eg:
   AppDirectory: REG_SZ: C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\

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