Adding startup delay for TAC Vista Server

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Issue

Is it possible to set a startup delay for TAC Vista server?

Product Line

TAC Vista

Environment

• TAC Vista 5.1.X
• 32-bit Windows operating systems

Cause

Delaying the startup of the Vista Server is typically done to allow for other software to get up and running first. Example: LConfig needs to be running prior to Vista Server.

Resolution

There is two ways of adding a delay, either you do it manually like described below. Or there is a tool you can use called "Tacos Startup Delay", see community post TACOS Startup Delay

1. Open the registry editor.
   Click on Start\Run and type regedit.
2. Locate the TAC Vista 5.1.X registry key (where 'X' is the installed version of Vista)
   My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TAC AB\TAC Vista\5.1.X
3. Add a string value named "TacosStartupDelay"
4. Enter a value in seconds for the startup delay.
   

Additionally, this helpful utility can be used to set the delay without going into the registry editor.