[Box Backup] windows service

Dave Bamford boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Wed, 03 May 2006 20:16:05 +0100


Chris Wilson wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
>> I'm running Chris' latest Windows binary, but I can't get it to start 
>> as a
>> service. Running bbackupd.exe -i returns:
>>
>> Failed to create Box Backup service: error 1078
>
>
> Error 1078 means "duplicate service name". You already have a service 
> registered with the name "Box Backup". Please delete it with the "-r" 
> option before installing a new one.
>
Ah..

I wish I knew about the "-r" option today. I had the same problem and had to
delete the service by removing the registry keys and rebooting. Don't 
you just
love windows...

Dave Bamford.