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First of all:

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you

for making Windows on my imac usable again after I upgraded to an SSD almost a year ago, unknowing of the fan control problem. I was able to find a solution for mac OS at the time, but have not been able to use windows on the mac until I found you now.

I did have some problems getting the app to autostart in Windows - after disabling UAC it now autostarts, but not minimized; I have to manually minimize. Is this only me?

But I guess the ultimate solution is if the software could be run as a service, i.e. be activated before a user logs on. It happens some times now that the systems restarts by itself, and I find the fan running at full speed until I log on. This has happened in the middle of the night (after windows update etc).

Thanks again

Hello and thank you for the kind feedback.

i'd check the autostart entry in Windows registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run)

the MFC executable must have "/minimized" parameter:

Hi multiscan

You can configure it to run as a service with instsrv and srvany from the Win2003 reskit.
Can be downloaded here - also explains how to set it up:
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=197

NOTES:
1)
sc.exe which is a built-in tool that creates Windows services - DOES NOT WORK with MacsFanControl. You WILL NEED to use instsrv/srvany.

2)
On Windows 64bit do not place place instsrv and srvany in C:\windows\system32 - use C:\windows\SYSWOW64 instead.

3)
when using srvany to run MacsFanControl you will not have access to the GUI.


An easier method may be to run MacsFanControl as a scheduled task with the option 'run at startup' - however as with the above option you will not have access to the MacsFanControl GUI.

jacob, have you managed to run MFC as a service actually?

Hi Steven

I was a little too fast there...
CAN get it to run as a service - macfanscontrol.exe process is listed in task manager.
HOWEVER - it does not interact with the fan speed.

So no - unsuccessful I'm afraid.

Yes. This feature for both Mac & Windows is currently planned.