Specific rights must be granted to user accounts to allow the account to be used to run as a service. There are a number of possible methods. Method 1: Grant rights using Group Policy This can be achieved using group policy: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256345/ Method 2: Grant rights using Security templates Similar to method 1 but using Security templates to change the permissions on system services. 1. Click Start, click Run, and then type MMC. 2. On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. 3. Click Add. 4. Select the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in, and then click Add. 5. Click Close, and then click OK. 6. In the MMC, right-click the Security Configuration and Analysis item, and then click Open Database. 7. Give a name for the database, and then browse to where you would like to store it. 8. When prompted, select a Security Template to import. For example, the "basicwk.inf" contains values fo