start powershell script as service on windows server 2008 r2

1. get resource kit tools for 2003 (no 2008 at the moment of writing) just to have a copy of srvany.exe

2. ignore compatability warnings and install as is

3. create service using sc and binPath=”srvany.exe”

4. open regedit and create a string value /CreatedService/Parameters/Application

5. put Pathtopowershell.exe -ExecutionPlicy RemoteSigned -File PathToscript.ps1

start it

my example starting from 3:

c:>sc create Daemon binPath= "C:Program Files (x86)Windows Resource KitsToolssrvany.exe" DisplayName= "Daemon"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesDaemon]

"Type"=dword:00000010

"Start"=dword:00000003

"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001

"DisplayName"="Daemon"

"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesDaemonParameters]

"Application"="C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File C:PMHAdaemon.ps1"