Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration


Starting OpenEdge as a Windows service

To run OpenEdge as a Windows service, you must start ProService before starting a Progress session. To accomplish this, start the Progress Explorer and connect to an AdminServer.

Note: ProService is run as a Windows service. This means it runs under the system account. It does not run under the account the user is currently logged into. You must grant system access to the directory containing the database for ProService to work properly.

Using the Progress Explorer to connect to the AdminServer

You use the Progress Explorer to connect to the AdminServer.

To connect to the AdminServer:

  1. From the Start menu choose OpenEdge Progress Explorer Tool, or from the Progress Program Group, double-click the Progress Explorer Tool icon. The Progress Explorer Tool icon looks like this:
  2. Start the Progress Explorer and establish a connection to an AdminServer. See Chapter 10, "Configuration Basics," for more information about Progress Explorer, and see the Progress Explorer online help for detailed instructions on connecting to an AdminServer.

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