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If you installed pdns on Windows NT, 2000 or XP you can run pdns as a service.
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This is how to do it:
Go to services (<code class="filename">Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services</code>) and locate <code class="filename">PDNS</code> (you should have registered the program as a NT service during the installation).
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Double-click on <code class="filename">PDNS</code> and push the start button. You should now see a progress bar that gets to the end and see the status change to 'Started'.
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This is the same as starting pdns like this:
<code class="filename">pdns.exe --ntservice</code>
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If you haven't registered pdns as a service during the installation you can do so from the command line by starting pdns like this:
<code class="filename">pdns.exe --register-service</code>
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You can run pdns as a standard console program by using a command prompt or <code class="filename">Start->Run...</code>
This way you can specify command-line parameters (see the documentation for command line options).
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If you chose to add a PowerDNS menu to the start menu during the installation you can start pdns using the pdns shortcut in that menu.
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