Vista - Installing Windows App (.exe) as a service in Vista

I have a few apps (windows .exe files) that worked fine in XP when installed
them to run as windows services. When I try to install the same programs to
run as services (using command line and typing appname.exe -install) in
Vista, I get the following error message: appname failed - Access is
denied. (0x5).

Any help / ideas is appreciated.

Thanks.

-Hoss

Hoss wrote:
> I have a few apps (windows .exe files) that worked fine in XP when
> installed them to run as windows services. When I try to install
> the same programs to run as services (using command line and typing
> appname.exe -install) in Vista, I get the following error message:
> appname failed - Access is denied. (0x5).
>
> Any help / ideas is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Hoss

are you using the command line as administrator? Try doing a runas against
Command Prompt from the Start Menu to see if that helps.