). The Admin account has been renamed - but I can install any drivers I want. Truly, I am an admin on this box. This is why I was thinking that the issue is with device sharing (Access Denied errors sometimes happen when another application will not let go of the port).Error using the IR.EXE application
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Could the StartService call somehow supply credentials? I am running Windows 2k, SP 4 - While I have looked at Longhorn etc, I don't mess with that stuff at home (I like my Win2k ). The Admin account has been renamed - but I can install any drivers I want. Truly, I am an admin on this box. This is why I was thinking that the issue is with device sharing (Access Denied errors sometimes happen when another application will not let go of the port).
). The Admin account has been renamed - but I can install any drivers I want. Truly, I am an admin on this box. This is why I was thinking that the issue is with device sharing (Access Denied errors sometimes happen when another application will not let go of the port).The problem with your theory is that the driver is NOT doing anything to the port when it's started. This is not a traditional parallel port driver. It is a small little driver that simply uses an undocumented Windows command to alter the I/O permissions map so IR can write directly to the port.
(I know, I know... It's a hack. The problem is that this was originally written for Win 95/98, and I don't have the resources necessary to write a true device driver.)
I don't think that the driver does anything when it's started. It simply makes some calls available to me that let me alter the map.
I wonder if there could be some permissions setting in your service control manager that prevents a program from starting a service?
(I know, I know... It's a hack. The problem is that this was originally written for Win 95/98, and I don't have the resources necessary to write a true device driver.)
I don't think that the driver does anything when it's started. It simply makes some calls available to me that let me alter the map.
I wonder if there could be some permissions setting in your service control manager that prevents a program from starting a service?
Victory! I am stronger than the computer!
So I backed up my files, got out my Win2k CD and... reinstalled the OS on my laptop. Amazingly... it now works! My primary computer is still having issues, but I don't really care as long as I have 1 computer that is mine, that works. Thanks very much for your help. I appreciate your time - sometimes it just requires a bigger hammer 
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Now I can program codes in the room with all my devices! Yay!
.Now I can program codes in the room with all my devices! Yay!