MeanLoader Server Startup

[robbob4]

How do you get the meanloader to get past this?

http://members.cox.net/robbob3/other/temp2.jpg

(To get it to [click] the start button), It opens up hlds fine but I still have this window to bypass or to continue with.

[botmeister]

In the meanloader.ini file, place -console in the startup command line

Example

[Process_0]
StartDir =
AppName = C:\HLServer\hlds.exe
CommandLine = -game cstrike -console -noipx +maxplayers 16 +map de_dust

[robbob4]

AHA! -console did it thank you =) -- now to get it to stop crashing with realbot... lol

[lextalionis]

Hey gang,

I just started using ServerLoader for srcds.exe (CS-S deticated server) and a .dat to html converter script .exe for uploading stats to my webserver. The proggy works great; however, I can seem to config the ini file to hide the proggy dialog windows...I want srcds.exe and my script to run behind the scenes w/o having to be manually minizized. I've used every config i.e. hide etc.

Also, is there a way to make the app load the antivirus or the steam client where it's minimized on the bottom right?

Thanks,
Lex

[botmeister]

Some programs won't recognize these load settings (many don't, including Microsoft's own programs).

In the INI file put


; Window = <state>
;
; hide hides process window
; showinactive sets process window as inactive
; show sets process window as active (default)
; minimize set process window as minimized
; minimizeinactive set process window as minimized inactive
;
; Optional: Default setting is "show"
; Note: Not all programs will support these window settings.


The other thing you can try is

UserInterface = No

; UserInterface
; Yes = the programs interface will be made available
; No = the programs interface will not be made available
;
; Note: This setting is applied only during the initial
; installation of the service, therefore starting and stopping
; the service will not reload the UserInterface setting. Only
; reinstalling the service will reload the setting.

[lextalionis]

Still can get the darn apps to minimize or run w/o active window!

Darn!
Lex

[botmeister]

PMB gave me something new to try out, so perhaps I can fix it if I can somehow get the pointer to the apps window process. Currently I am using the process pointer, but some processes are simply ignoring whatever window messages that are passed to them.

[botmeister]

I seem to have found a solution to get the windows minimized. I just ran a test and my HLDS server and some other apps will now minimize on start up. I have to do more tests to see if all the windows commands work, but it looks real good so far.

[robbob4]

would having -noipx cause problms or cause problems wuthout or neither?

[botmeister]

-noipx simply disables the netware ipx protocol, which most people do not use. For me I always have disabled ipx without any problems.

[lextalionis]

I seem to have found a solution to get the windows minimized. I just ran a test and my HLDS server and some other apps will now minimize on start up. I have to do more tests to see if all the windows commands work, but it looks real good so far.

Kewl,

So have you incorporated this solution into your latest release? If not, then what's the solution?

Thanks,
Lex

[lextalionis]

Ureka! It works! Now nothing is shown...both my srcds.exe console and stats writer ftp cmd session are now completely invisible but run resident in the background.

Only drawback now is that I don't have console access...if there were only a way to make a process minimize to sys tray...hint hint :D

Thanks!
Lex

[botmeister]

Thanks to the code sample I got from PMB, it *may* be possible to minimize to sys tray. Something to do for the next release if you can wait for it.

ps: I think I can implement a quick fix that will restore a hidden window without resorting to the sys tray, stay tuned ....

[lextalionis]

I'll wait, but I am salivating....;-)

BTW, I'm using this for multiple CS-S deticated servers and I feel that many people don't know about your simple approach (which works) and it needs better advertising some how.

Thanks!
Lex

[botmeister]

You won't have to wait long. I got the "quick fix" working already. I can now show or hide process windows at any time, it works great.

As for advertising, you are right, the server loader could use more exposure. Any ideas?

[lextalionis]

Where's the fix? Maybe I overlooked it. I'll look again.

As for advertisment, can I put this banner on my MOTD?

http://lextalionis.rchomepage.com/pics/serverloader.gif

Thanks,
Lex

[botmeister]

I'll post a link in here to the lastest revision as soon as it is ready, perhaps tonight. Yes, by all means you can use any of my website images for advertising.

http://www3.telus.net/mean/mean/images/image_serverloader.gif

[lextalionis]

Alright...it's in my MOTD: http://lextalionis.rchomepage.com/

Lex

[botmeister]

Version 1.2 has been released (http://www3.telus.net/mean/mean/02_news.html)

[lextalionis]

Still using 1.1 and I must say that I've been seeing a frequent amount of srcds.exe runtime errors. So I stopped using it an I've been running srcds.exe via manual cmd line and no crashes for over two days (whereas before with serverloader service ver. 1.1 it would crash w/in 24hrs...hummm...has anyone experienced this?

I'll give 1.2 a try soon.

Thanks,
Lex

[botmeister]

I guess you did not have any crash problems with v 1.02? I wonder if the problem has to do with hiding the console, srcds may not like the hidden window. I am running hlds under 1.2 without any problem, but I am only minimizing the console window.

BTW I have another release comming, but it's just a minor change to improve the log entries some more.

[lextalionis]

Yes it was so that 1.02 I had no issues, but I've now have seen an srcds.exe runtime error pop-up box w/o using meanloader service...so...it's not meanloader, but I think it's a problem since I last updated MS hotfixes...damn MS!

I'm running a test with 1.2 with user interface = yes and app = minimized and priority at normal (I always had this set at above, w/no probs before my MS hotfixes, but I've read a few cases on the steam fourums that people are having issues with srcds.exe process set to above normal. I just hope my srcds.exe runs as good on norm vs. above norm.).

Thanks,
lex

[lextalionis]

Oh, I forgot to ask...with regards to crash protection...if my srcds.exe process that's now a NT service via meanloader, shouldn't it ignore the srcds.exe error and reload the service upon the error? I did disable the app error thingy in drwatson like the install says to (did that during my first install of v. 1.02). I woldn't mind the srcds.exe error box occuring once every 24 hrs if somehow the process would be ignored and the server restarts.

Thanks,
Lex

[botmeister]

shouldn't it ignore the srcds.exe error and reload the service upon the error?

Ah, that one. I know exactly what you are talking about where a pop up message box appears stating that the program just bombed out. There's a [OK] box for you to click on.

What you are experiencing is normally considered to be bad programming practice and you should complain to Valve (or whoever is programming their stuff these days) to revert to an error logging facility instead of pop up messages that require user action to correct.

In this case of the pop up message, it happens when the software manages to trap the error before the program bombs out. It's funny (to me anyway) because we're actually better off without any error trapping. Although normally error trapping is considered as good programming practice, the problem is that pop up errors that suspend the entire application are terrible for a service application.

Think about it, a 24/7 service should NEVER require a user action to restart after an error, it's just plain silly.

Now perhaps there's an obscure setting that you can put into one of the srcds.exe config files which will disable the pop up messages, if so then that would solve the problem. You'll have to ask on the steam forums or elsewhere to try and get an answer.

I do plan on adding a further "crash" check to the server loader which attempts to detect the case when a program freezes, but remains as a loaded process. The problem is that when the pop uo message appears, the process remains loaded, and the service loader has no idea that the process has crashed. There is a way to check if the process is "responding", and if I can get it to work then if the program fails to respond for a user configurable period of time, then the loader will try and kill the process, then restart it.

The question remains if after a pop up message will the program continue to "respond" or not?

The other trouble I'll have is in testing such a feature out, since I do not have a way to reliably freeze applications or generate pop up errors.

[lextalionis]

If only you lived next to me...then you could test on my box ;-) I'll ask Steam Forums about this...you could be right about a server cfg entry to eliminate the pop-up.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2295362#post2295362

Thanks,
Lex

[botmeister]

Well thanks to the internet we're practically neighbours. Since you have a reliably crashing server (now that's a good oxymoron!) I can send you the update for tesing when it's ready.

[robbob4]

lol 9_9

[botmeister]

Lextalionis, this beta test update is designed to detect hung programs and shut them down for a restart. Give it a try and let me know what happens.

meanloader121.zip (http://www3.telus.net/mean/mean/downloads/meanloader121.zip)

[lextalionis]

Just installed 121, so I'll let you know how it goes...didn't get any srcds.exe runtime error for some time and just got one so decided to give 121 a try.

Lex

[lextalionis]

So far so good...btw, how will this latest version take a dialog box with an "OK" button and okay it or close it and restart the service?

Lex

[botmeister]

I don't yet know what it will do with either a hung program, or with an error dialog box. I did a test with an infinite loop, but the Windows API call that is supposed to detect a hung program did not think that an infinitely looping program is hung.

[robbob4]

But some programs may do that by accident so it would be better if it did that too...

[Drek]

This is a 1.21 question. How often does it do a response check? I just want to have an idea whether its best to leave the response cvar at 1, or perhaps try something like 3 or 10 maybe. I just don't want there to be any chance the server will restart because its loading a map or something of that sort.

And does this version fix the crashing when logging off issue?

Now all you need to completely blow the competition away is some kind of web interface... :)

[botmeister]

If RestartInterval = 5000 (ms) then a response check will be done once every 5 seconds.


The value of NumOfRespChecks determines how many response checks have to fail in a row for a process to be detected as "dead".


If RestartInterval = 5000 and NumOfRespChecks = 2, then it has to detect no response from the process two times in a row, which will take 10 seconds.

Version 1.21 is working for me in general, but I have not yet seen it detect a hung server. I've tried simulating a hung server using an infinite loop, but as far as the process is concerned, it's humming along just fine. What needs to happen, is the process actually "crashes" by executing a GPF or somehow gets to a point where the API call made to check up on the process no longer gets a response.

Web interface? Hummm, that's a posibility but I won't promise anything until after it's done.

[botmeister]

And does this problem fix the crashing when logging off issue?

Not yet. I did change a few things to try and resolve the problem, but without any luck.

I may have some fresh ideas to explore.

Do you know of any other server restart program that will get around this issue?

[Drek]

Ah, sorry, ServerLoader was the first restart program I used that I ran as a service, and hence the first one I ever tried to log off with. I used to use the "donation" version of Serverdoc, but it didn't run as a service, and when I tried FireDaemon a few years ago, it was beyond me at the time.

A web interface would be sweet. :)

[Drek]

As for advertising, you are right, the server loader could use more exposure. Any ideas?
I've got a link on my website, I've given ServerLoader good press in the second busiest thread I've seen on the Steam forums, and I posted its own thread on that forum. Eventually you'll have so many hits on your website it will crash, and have to be restarted itself... :)

edit: Wasn't paying attention, sorry for posting twice in a row... :|

edit again:
've given ServerLoader good press in the second busiest thread I've seen on the Steam forums
Ok it isn't the second busiest by a long shot, but it is in the top twenty...

[botmeister]

Hey thanks for the thumbs up :)

[skeletorsue]

ook.. i think this was discussed a lot in this.. but was just wondering if anything has been found out.. and that is on my server i always get the reference memory at blah blah and something or another.... something about performing a physical memory dumb... and this stops anything from restarting the server... cuz you have to click ok. i tried making this batch file that automatically restarts it if it crashes... but not if that happens.. just like i just tried the mean server loader.. and it did the same thing.. cuz i have this map.. that EVERYTIME i switch to it.. it gives me this error, and i did this.. got the error.. let it sit for about 2 mins.. and it didn't do anything.. clickd ok.. and server started right back up... sooo yea.. i was just wondering if this could be workd around? or something.

[botmeister]

You have to turn off "Visual Notification". There's instructions on how to do this in Step 2 found in the readme1st.txt file.

[skeletorsue]

i did.. a long time ago actually.. and double checked it even.. and nothing.. but i think i stopd it from happening all together.. cuz when i loaded my map that has never faild before to give me this error.. the map loaded and playd fine.. it was a virtual memory problem...

[Drek]

I found I needed to do more than just turn off the visual notification. You have to turn off all error messages.

I did this (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1011/),

and this (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/816/).

I may have tweaked some other things, but I know that one of the tweaks, I think the second one above, disabled all error messages including error messages like the ones asking you whether you want to save a changed document when you close Notepad. I never found this to be a big problem, and in some ways I liked it, but it may mean you have to be careful about changes you make to text documents. One simple way around this is to stop using Notepad and change to a much better text editor, such as NoteTab (http://www.notetab.com/).

[skeletorsue]

I did this (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1011/),

and this (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/816/).



same link?? to both of them.. but yea.. i don't really care..and i like the somplicity of notepad.. i use it A LOT. i have soo many others.. but resort to this..

[Drek]

The links are different. They are to the same website, but two different articles.

[skeletorsue]

ooo sry.. i lookd at them quickly.. spent all last night in the hospital.. they lookd very simular...

[svr_2]

This is what I have in command line in the INI file for meanloader 1.22
it is a server 2003 and trying to run HL2 DM server without having to click on icon to start server and leave user logged in so it doesnt close server.

D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe -console -game hl2mp -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 11 -port 27015 +map dm_lockdown +exec server.cfg

this is the complete config settings, any help will be huge
[Process_1]
StartDir =
ProcessName =D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe
AppName = D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe
CommandLine = D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe -console -game hl2mp -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 11 -port 27015 +map dm_lockdown +exec server.cfg
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = high
Paused = No
Window = Minimize
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = Yes

[Drek]

I'm trying to figure out what your question is. Have you installed the service? Did you restart the service after you changed your config?

edit: I can see one thing you've got wrong. This line:

CommandLine = D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe -console -game hl2mp -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 11 -port 27015 +map dm_lockdown +exec server.cfg

Shouldn't have the executable in it, only the command line switches. So it should look like this:

CommandLine = -console -game hl2mp -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 11 -port 27015 +map dm_lockdown +exec server.cfg

[svr_2]

hehe sorry, I get the service meanloader started properly but it will not fire up HL2 DM server

[Drek]

Did you change the CommandLine line as I indicated and restart the service?

[svr_2]

yes,

Fri May 12 13:19:42 2006 :: Attempting to stop the service ...
Fri May 12 13:19:42 2006 :: The service was successfully stopped.
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: Attempting to start the service ...
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: ServiceName = (mEAn) Server Loader
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: UserInterface = Yes
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: RestartInterval = 1000
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: Loading process values from ini file ...
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 ::
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: Load completed.
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: The service is now running the main thread.
Fri May 12 13:19:44 2006 :: Attempting to start processes ...
Fri May 12 13:19:45 2006 :: The service was successfully started.

[svr_2]

any idea's why HL2 server wont start as meanloader service? The meanloader service starts fine but does not fire up game server, I have to manually click on dedicated server icon and leave account logged in....thanks

[botmeister]

The log file does not show meanloader attempting to run the HL2 server, so it seems that something is wrong with your INI settings. Show me what's in the INI and I may see the problem from there.

[svr_2]

Thanks man for your help.

[Process_1]
StartDir =
ProcessName =
AppName = D:\installdirectory\source_server\srcds.exe
CommandLine = -console -game hl2mp -tickrate 66 +fps_max 600 +maxplayers 11 -port 27015 +map dm_lockdown +exec server.cfg
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = high
Paused = No
Window = Minimize
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = Yes

[botmeister]

Change [Process_1] to [Process_0] and it should work. The first process has to be "0", followed by "1", and so on.

Looks like something for me to fix, since at least you should get a message in the log telling you that something is wrong.

[svr_2]

THANKS man, it works like a charm!!! 82.165.182.49 is the IP of HL2 server if you play....its a fun server as its a soundz server so when you type something like "ouch" 'hi" "lol" something funny usually plays. One last question, in the INI file the priority is set to high but in task manager of processes its only listed as "normal" do I need to change a setting?

[botmeister]

You can set the priority for the meanloader service itself (affects only meanloader.exe and not the processes), and you can set the priority for each process individually.

The log file should indicate what priority it is assigning to each process that is being loaded. Your ini file looks OK to me.

[Parr]

I can't get it working.
INI:
[Process_0]
StartDir =
ProcessName =
AppName = D:\Valve\SteamApps\****\source dedicated server\srcds.exe
CommandLine = -game gmod9 -maxplayers 4 -console +map gm_construct
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = normal
Paused = No
Window = Minimize
I get this error when it's ettempting to start:
Failed to launch DLL: Module not found.

[botmeister]

Does srcds.exe actually start and give you that error message? If so, then meanloader is starting it but something else is going wrong, such as the game module gmod9 not being located for whatever reason.

You can try specifying the StartDir where srcds.exe resides, but by default it should be where the AppName is. You also can try wrapping the app name in double-quotes because there are spaces in the folder path.

[azn_ahn]

I'm using MeanLoader for CS: S, but I don't know what to put for the CommandLine. This is what I have
CommandLine = -game -console -update -noipx -tickrate 100 +fps_max 600 -secure +maxplayers 16 -port 27015 +map de_dust2 +exec server.cfg -pingboost 3

What do you put for the -game part for CS: S?

Thanks In Advance

[botmeister]

It looks like your command line is missing the -game dll.

What you have to specify, is exactly what you would specify when running from any dos-like window command line prompt, or when launching from a windows shortcut.

[azn_ahn]

I don't quite understand the second part...For 1.6 you would put -game cstrike, but what about for Counter-Strike: Source?

Thanks in Advance

[azn_ahn]

I don't quite understand what the second part is..For 1.6 you would put -game cstrike but what would you put for CS: S?

Thanks

[botmeister]

Can you run CS:S from a command-line prompt? If so, then whatever you use for the command-line is what you'll use for the loader.

[supermop]

Hi there,

I'm having trouble with my NS servers (hlds.exe). Everytime I log out of the server account, it restarts the server. Also whenever i stop it, hlds.exe crashes. Seems to be a problem with meanloader initial setup, but i cant quite pinpoint what.


[Settings]
ServiceName = #Classic
RestartInterval = 5000
NumberOfProcesses = 1
ServicePriority = normal
UserInterface = no

[Process_0]
StartDir = D:\gameservers\Classic
ProcessName = nsclassic
AppName = D:\gameservers\Classic\hlds.exe
CommandLine = -console -port 27015 -game ns +map ns_tanith +maxplayers 22 +exec server.cfg
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = No
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = normal
Paused = No
Window = ShowNA
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = Yes
Theres my meanloader.ini if it helps.

Edit: I read the known issues.txt - i see this has issues with hlds :( That makes me a sad panda... the old server admin had got round this somehow, but I have no idea. Is there any other process/server loaders like this that are compatible with hlds?

[Topspeed]

Hi

@Supermop: try this:
CommandLine = -console -game ns -port 27015 +map ns_tanith +maxplayers 22 +exec server.cfg

I've got a problem with CS:Source and meanloader. I can't show any windows of my srcds.exe.
[Settings]
ServiceName = (mEAn) Server Loader
RestartInterval = 5000
NumberOfProcesses = 1
ServicePriority = Low
UserInterface = yes

[Process_0]
AffinityMask = 1
StartDir =d:\public01\srcds
ProcessName = public01
AppName = d:\public01\srcds\srcds.exe
CommandLine = -console -game cstrike +maxplayers 20 +map de_dust -tickrate 100 -autoupdate -fps_max 0 -mp_dynamicpricing 0
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = normal
Paused = No
Window = Show
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = Yes

window is set to show, but never was displayed anything. gameserver is running well, but i can't show window of this task even with this command:
@rem set the path to the server loader, eg c:\srvload
set loaderpath=d:\downloads\meanloader122\meanloader

%loaderpath%\meanloader -show public01


I even tried to run without "-console" in commandline, no success.
Any ideas?
thanks for helping!

[Topspeed]

ok, problem solved! when connecting remotely with Windows RemoteDesktop-Tool, then srcds.exe-window isn't shown, but with VNC or similar tools the window is beeing shown!

[Bartman]

I'm trying to get the server loader to work on our new box, but for some reason it won't actually start anything. Even after a clean reinstall (turned off error reporting, ran loader_(un)install) and using the beta version to set core affinity, it still reports 'successfully' loading things but nothing shows up for some reason.

Here are the ini contents and some log output with the default processes. The only thing changed here is C:\WINNT\ --> C:\WINDOWS\ in both paths.

[Settings]
ServiceName = (mEAn) Server Loader
RestartInterval = 5000
NumberOfProcesses = 1
ServicePriority = Low
UserInterface = yes

[Process_0]
StartDir =
ProcessName = calc
AppName = C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe
CommandLine =
AffinityMask = 1
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = normal
Paused = No
Window = Minimize
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = Yes

[Process_1]
StartDir =
ProcessName = notepad
AppName = C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
CommandLine =
AffinityMask = 1
StartPause = 1000
StopPause = 1000
UserInterface = Yes
AutoRestart = Yes
Priority = normal
Paused = No
Window = Minimize
NumOfRespChecks = 1
PrcFileLogging = YesThu Nov 08 20:56:39 2007 :: Attempting to install the service ...
Thu Nov 08 20:56:39 2007 :: Version is 1.22.01 build 20060403.00
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: *** The service will be Interactive ***
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: The service (mEAn) Server Loader was successfully installed.
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Attempting to start the service ...
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: ServiceName = (mEAn) Server Loader
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: UserInterface = Yes
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: RestartInterval = 5000
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Loading process values from ini file ...
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 ::
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: [Process_0]
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AppName = C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: ProcessName = calc
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: CommandLine =
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StartDir =
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Priority = normal
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AffinityMask = 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Window = Minimize
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AutoRestart = Yes
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Paused = No
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StartPause = 1000
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StopPause = 1000
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: NumOfRespChecks = 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: PrcFileLogging = Yes
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 ::
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: [Process_1]
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AppName = C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: ProcessName = notepad
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: CommandLine =
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StartDir =
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Priority = normal
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AffinityMask = 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Window = Minimize
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: AutoRestart = Yes
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Paused = No
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StartPause = 1000
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: StopPause = 1000
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: NumOfRespChecks = 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: PrcFileLogging = Yes
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 ::
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Load completed.
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: The service is now running the main thread.
Thu Nov 08 20:56:40 2007 :: Attempting to start processes ...
Thu Nov 08 20:56:41 2007 :: The service was successfully started.
Thu Nov 08 20:56:41 2007 :: Started program C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe
Thu Nov 08 20:56:41 2007 :: Affinity Mask (AM): 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:41 2007 :: Affinity Mask (AM): 1 Process AM: 3 System AM: 3
Thu Nov 08 20:56:41 2007 ::
Thu Nov 08 20:56:42 2007 :: Started program C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
Thu Nov 08 20:56:42 2007 :: Affinity Mask (AM): 1
Thu Nov 08 20:56:42 2007 :: Affinity Mask (AM): 1 Process AM: 3 System AM: 3
Thu Nov 08 20:56:42 2007 :: The result of this is that I can find the server loader service in the services list (started, automatic) but calc and notepad aren't actually started, nor can they be found in the task manager list.
Previously I'd get all the server windows to nicely show up in the task bar, now nothing.

As for the machine itself: it's a Core 2 Duo 6600 with WinXP SP2, and it previously did work on a near identical machine with windows server 2003. I'm connecting to it with remote desktop, should that matter for process visibility.

[Drek]

Have you actually tried loading a game server with it?

[Bartman]

Of course! First thing I did was copy the settings over from our old server, where they did work. So I'm guessing the problem isn't with the variables but with the serverloader itself. I'm wondering if there are any incompatibilities with recent hardware?

[Drek]

Is the new box running Windows Vista by any chance?