Re: xPLHal hung on startup - found a solution

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm glad to hear you've found a way round the problem.

It's still a concern that this happens at all though.  I wonder if we
could get a version of xPLHal that logs each step of it's startup
procedure, along with timings (just a tickcount would do).  If Bob
were to run that, we'd probably identify the problem in fairly short
order.

Mal




--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Bob Gardner" <gardner.bob@g...>
wrote:
>
> This probably isn't a recommended solution - but it works.  I found
a
> command line utility that lets you start and stop a service from
the
> command line.   I just wrote a simple 'batch' file that uses this
> utility to start the xPLHal service and put a shortcut to it in the
> startup folder.  This works fine and the service starts after the
> normal boot process.  The utility is at:
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psservice.shtml
>
> I also delayed the startup of xPLHvision by using a Macro Express
> macro.
>
> Now my server boots unattended, everything starts correctly and,
the
> best part, xPLHal works after I'm all done.
>
> Thanks to everyone for all their help.  This is a great group.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>