srvany.zip - run Alcea as a Windows service
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WHAT THIS IS
  srvany-ng: a maintained, open-source drop-in replacement for srvany.exe,
  the old Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tool. It lets Windows
  run an ordinary program (here, Alcea / Fit.exe) as a service.

  Source : https://github.com/birkett/srvany-ng   (MIT licensed)
  Release: v1.2.0.0  (2025-12-11)
  Origin : srvany-ng-1.2.0.0.zip
  SHA-256: 4C21CC796882052CF916B38F9EB79B7506BF71F079F30541A89718A773F192E2
  Verify the binaries against the official release at the URL above.

  Pick the build that matches your OS:
    x64\srvany-ng.exe   - 64-bit Windows
    x86\srvany-ng.exe   - 32-bit Windows

WHY NOT THE ORIGINAL srvany.exe / instsrv.exe?
  Microsoft retired the Resource Kit download. srvany-ng works on modern
  Windows and is configured the same way (the registry Parameters\Application
  key below). There is no separate "instsrv" here - use the built-in
  "sc create" command instead (step 2).

QUICK USE (run the commands from an elevated / Administrator prompt)
  1. Copy the matching srvany-ng.exe somewhere stable, e.g.
       C:\Windows\System32\srvany-ng.exe
  2. Register the service (mind the spaces after binPath= and start= -
     sc.exe requires them):
       sc create Alcea binPath= "C:\Windows\System32\srvany-ng.exe" start= auto
  3. Point the service at Alcea: in regedit open
       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alcea
     add a key named  Parameters , and under it a String value:
       Application = C:\program files\Alcea\Fit.exe
  4. Start the service from the Services control panel (services.msc).
