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Starting and stopping the server in Windows

In Windows, Flash Communication Server runs as a service; it does not appear in the Windows taskbar. Therefore, you don't shut down or restart the server as you would other Windows applications.

You can shut down and restart the server in a few ways:

	Use the Administration Console to connect to the server and then shut it down or halt it remotely. (Only server administrators can perform these tasks.) For more information, see Using the Administration Console and Using the Maintenance panel.
	Use the BAT files in the Flash Communication Server MX/tools directory.
	Use the Windows Services control panel.

 
To start or stop the server by means of the BAT files:

In the Start menu, choose Programs > Macromedia > Flash Communication Server MX > Start Service or Stop Service. The BAT file executes and then closes automatically.

 
To stop the server in the Services control panel:

1	In the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.
2	In the Control Panels folder, double-click the Administrative Tools folder.
3	In the Administrative Tools folder, open the Services control panel.
4	In the Services list, scroll down and select Flash Communication Server.
5	Click the Stop button at the top of the control panel. The server shuts down.

 
To restart the server in the Services control panel:

1	Open the Services control panel.
2	Select Flash Communication Server.
3	Click the Start button at the top of the control panel.
	The server starts up.