Setting up the MCM to run as a service

  1. Download and install the Microsoft Window Resource Kit tools from http://www.mailware.com/pub/rktools.exe
  2. Open a command prompt window and create the service by typing in the following command:  “C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\INSTSRV.EXE” MCM “C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\SRVANY.EXE”
  3. Run the Registry Editor from the run command (Rededt32) and locate the Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MCM
  4. Right Click on the MCM key and select New>Key
  5. Name the new key Parameters
  6. Select the Parameters Key and Right Click on the New>String Value
  7. Name the Value Application and the Value data Path to Mailware Database\MCM.exe  Typically this will be c:\Mailware\Data\MCM.exe
  8. Open the Services applet from the Administrative Tools icon in the control panel and locate the MCM service.  Click on the start link.
  9. You will get a dialog box showing that the service is starting.