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I have a problem with tomcat 5.5. I always have to start a service manually.So what can I do in order to make it start automatically?

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reported Tomcat 5.5 on Windows XP only starts when launched manually. identified the OS and correctly pointed to using the Windows Services interface or Tomcat's service wrapper. The checklist below collects practical, reliable steps and the most common root causes so the service will start automatically and stay running.

Confirm whether Tomcat is installed as a Windows service (open services.msc) and that the service exists. If absent, install Tomcat as a service (Windows installer or the service install script in Tomcat's bin folder); a Scheduled Task that runs startup.bat at system boot is an acceptable fallback for non-service installs. If the service is present but does not start on boot, verify the service Startup type is set to Automatic and inspect the service Log On account (the account must have "Log on as a service" rights). Review the Tomcat service configuration (the service wrapper settings in the Tomcat bin folder) to ensure the JVM path and JVM options are correct; an outdated or moved JRE/JDK path is a frequent cause.

For failures at boot, examine Tomcat logs in %CATALINA_HOME%/logs and the Windows Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) for Java exceptions, memory/argument errors, or port-binding conflicts (port 8080). Running Tomcat interactively with catalina.bat run reveals immediate startup errors. Official references: Apache Tomcat 5.5 Windows Service HOW-TO and the Commons Daemon (procrun) documentation. Note that Tomcat 5.5 is past end-of-life; upgrading to a supported Tomcat release is recommended for security and stability.

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Two options if you made install through Window installer, either go Start >> Administrative Tools >> Services >> Apache Tomcat do right click select Properties and there is option for start up which you can change (see guide here). Or second option in Tomcat installation directory go "bin" folder find tomcat6w.exe (Procrun Service Manager) as you run ver 5.5 name can be something like tomcat55w.exe

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