Magic Jack as a service - a better way

rajee · Post by **rajee** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:09 pm

First of all - great job on the step-by-step process, OP!

I think I've got it all working like a charm - the only thing is that I didn't notice MJ starting up by itself upon restart when I finished the final touches. I created the shortcut on the desktop as advised and ran it off of that without a glitch (so far) .. it's still running fine ... But my concern is getting it to run by itself in case the computer restarts/shuts down (so I don't have to log in to run it manually) ...

This has resolved my issue of having MJ die on us everytime the computer goes into sleep and goes to the shared User IDs screen ... since it's now in the 'background' and running as a service ...

So - my immediate situation is fine but I just want to foolproof for the future (I checked that the Parameter details in REGEDIT were all perfect and matched the shortcut which worked) ...

Please offer any suggestions.

T-Man · Post by **T-Man** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:28 pm

I've got the jack set up to run as a service in win7. It is working great. However, I can't "disable" voicemail as described here. If I run the jack normally, voicemail never picks up, but when running as a service, voicemail always picks up.

Anyone have any ideas what may be going on here?

Thanks in advance.

T-Man

1artworkz · Post by **1artworkz** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:49 pm

I'm new to MJ but I hate the long load time and the ***** splash screen.
I have followed semicharm's instruction, however I am confused and may have missed an important step.
semicharm says:

4) Open My Computer and go to
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Username\Application Data
and move the mjusbsp folder to C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data.
Which I did. Then he says.

7) Run regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Services\MagicJack
Right click the MagicJack key, choose New>Key, and name it Parameters. Now in the Parameters key, right click, choose New>String Value, and name it Application.
Double click the Application value and set it to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\mjusbsp\magicJack.exe" /scf _magicJackPersonalDataRoot "X:\magicJack"
where X is the second MagicJack drive letter you found earlier, then click OK.

My question: if the mjusbsp directory was MOVED to C:\ ...\LocalService\, why is the key set to "C:\ .... \All Users\Application Data ("mjusbsp" is nolonger under All Users but under LocalService)?

Using MagicJack Utilites I have Path1, Path2 & Path3 set to "C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\mjusbsp"

When I click on "Get Current SIP Information" I get an "Invalid Path1 in Config.ini" error. What have I done wrong?

matspm · Post by **matspm** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:58 am

I used the OPs method for XP. When i upgraded to Vista i did the following steps.

1. Create two accounts. One for your regular use and one for MJ. It need not have admin access.
2. Login to the account for MJ and connect the MJ.
3. Once MJ completes startup, use 'Switch User' option to switch back to the regular account.

That's it. You are done

degarb · Post by **degarb** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:21 pm

I am missing something. What is advantage. Seems like about 3 hours of work.

Bendle · Post by **Bendle** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:08 am

degarb wrote:I am missing something.

yes

RDHeinz · Post by **RDHeinz** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:14 pm

Gee whiz Bendle. Can you please skip all the wordiness and get to the point?

sipple31 · Post by **sipple31** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:39 pm

I tried searching, but maybe I missed it... i'm running MJ as a service successfully on Server 2008, however, the Caller-ID quit working. Any tips?

thank you kindly,
-Luke

adnott · Post by **adnott** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:30 am

I'm running MJ as a service on MSS EX485 per Semi's Way.

I can make calls out from MJ and the on screen touchpad but all calls in go to someone else's voice mail (number too?). I went through 3 tech chats and even changed my number once so now instead of getting a message about a user on google's grand central I just get Rob's answering machine.

The last tech chat wanted me to uninstall MJ since they said the problem was that it wasn't installed correctly.

Any run into this an/or have ideas?

Thanks

mmmelaney · Post by **mmmelaney** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi,

I hate to be a nit pick but can someone change ALL of the paths in the instructions to "C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\mjusbsp"? (Instead of All Users.) It would make things less confusing for newbies and would make copying and pasting into regedit nice and simple.

Thanks a lot.

mmmelaney · Post by **mmmelaney** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:30 pm

I have WinXP 32 Sp2.

Now that I am running Magicjack as a service it keeps triggering "C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images\clickerx.wav" every 5 minutes, and while starting up (when I start it from the services panel in Windows.)

Another sound file that it could be is "C:\WINDOWS\Media\Windows XP Menu Command.wav" They sound very similar.

I have no sounds enabled in Audio Properties.

The only thing that makes it go away is logging on as myself in the Service properties, instead of Local System account. But this doesn't allow magicjack to interact with the desktop. I need to be able to pull the interface up and look at my phone numbers.

It does not make any noise when I start it from the desktop shortcut as Magicjack.exe, but then I have to log into windows to start my phone.

Help?

jebise · Post by **jebise** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:16 am

i have had the magic jack for more then 10 months or so and it has been fine. But recently it been giving me allot of touble.

I have been using MJ as a service since day one using (http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/magi ... t1364.html).

It has not given me any trouble and worked just fine, i would wake up turn on the pc and after 5 minutes i was able to make call and sturf the web without the annoying MJ GUI.

But now whenever i turn on the computer for some reason it dose not detect the phone and defaults to my sound card and the only way to fix it is if i either stop the service and open the GUI and change the settings (more often the telephone option is greyed out) Or i can just unplug it from the PC and then back it. But thats just too annoying can anyone else that using this as a service tell me if you had this problem??

rdeanbell · Post by **rdeanbell** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:31 pm

I have had this working for months now. Thanks BTW.

But today I removed the dongle to load the app onto my laptop and when I plugged it back in my desktop USB it loaded the MJ software under my username. SO now on reboot I am back to square one with MJ loading under my account (as opposed to just the service) along with the annoying UI. How do I keep that from happening?

chapo · Post by **chapo** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:37 pm

I've modified the steps that vdot provided to disable MJ voice Mail to work when MJ is runned as a service (see post on this topic). This works as long as I set my answering machine to pick up on 4 rings. For some reason, when I set to 6 rings, it does not pick up and the phone ... it just keeps rining. But at least, this works on 4 rings. Here is the steps I followed:

Stop THE MagicJack service

Run the Registry Editor (regedt32.exe), and Navigate to this hive entry:
My Computer\HKEY_USERS\Software\talk4free\USB Softphone\Options\Calling Options

Set CallForwardingEnabled = 6 (ie: 2 (Busy) + 4 (No Answer)) (OverRides CFUnconditional (ie: 1))
Set CFBusyTarget = MJ Phone #
Set CFNoAnswerTarget = MJ Phone #
Set CFNoAnswerTimeout = 15 (Every 5 [Seconds] = 1 Phone Ring; LEAVE IT at 15)

Make Sure:
AutoIgnoreCalls = 0 and/or AutoIgnoreTimeout (up to 16 only) > CFNoAnswerTimout

AutoIgnoreCalls = 0
AutoIgnoreTimeout = 0 (AutoIgnore is not compatible with this procedure)

Start MJ service again... and now , Voice Mail should be disabled!! If someone can calibrate these settings to pick up on 6 rings, then please post.

GlowingBlueMist · Post by **GlowingBlueMist** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:17 am

I have been running magicJack as a service for quite a few months with out any problems.

Now, suddenly I am no longer able to get the dial tone to drop until I dial a complete number. Then if the number is valid the call is completed normally.

Not completely trusting the magicJack company I suspect this is a bug inserted (intentionally) during a magicJack update. My magicJack.exe is presently dated 1/19/2010 at version 1:90:521.2.

I have found that if I go under Computer Management | Services | Properties | Log On and click on the box "Allow services to interact with desktop" for my magicJack service that this problem goes away, but then the magicJack screen shows up on the desktop as well, defeating the purpose of running the program as a service.

Am I the only one with this problem, as in my XP Pro (sp3) computer is busted? If not, is there a registry change or other fix for this problem?

T-Man · Post by **T-Man** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:59 pm

chapo wrote:I've modified the steps that vdot provided to disable MJ voice Mail to work when MJ is runned as a service (see post on this topic). This works as long as I set my answering machine to pick up on 4 rings. For some reason, when I set to 6 rings, it does not pick up and the phone ... it just keeps rining. But at least, this works on 4 rings. Here is the steps I followed:

Stop THE MagicJack service

Run the Registry Editor (regedt32.exe), and Navigate to this hive entry:
My Computer\HKEY_USERS\Software\talk4free\USB Softphone\Options\Calling Options

Set CallForwardingEnabled = 6 (ie: 2 (Busy) + 4 (No Answer)) (OverRides CFUnconditional (ie: 1))
Set CFBusyTarget = MJ Phone #
Set CFNoAnswerTarget = MJ Phone #
Set CFNoAnswerTimeout = 15 (Every 5 [Seconds] = 1 Phone Ring; LEAVE IT at 15)

Make Sure:
AutoIgnoreCalls = 0 and/or AutoIgnoreTimeout (up to 16 only) > CFNoAnswerTimout

AutoIgnoreCalls = 0
AutoIgnoreTimeout = 0 (AutoIgnore is not compatible with this procedure)

Start MJ service again... and now , Voice Mail should be disabled!! If someone can calibrate these settings to pick up on 6 rings, then please post.

chapo, I tried the settings you used above, but my voicemail still picks up when running the MJ as a service. Is there anything else you might have changed?

etvaugha · Post by **etvaugha** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:07 am

T-Man wrote: chapo, I tried the settings you used above, but my voicemail still picks up when running the MJ as a service. Is there anything else you might have changed?

I have written a patch that should fix this. It should work on a system that has a manually configured service or one that had the service installed by a utility.

http://www.evanvaughan.com/files/msc_patch.zip

hlopez0 · Post by **hlopez0** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:39 pm

patch didnt work for me. i ran it and it still picked up at the fourth ring. keep trying hopefully you can get it.

T-Man · Post by **T-Man** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:07 pm

etvaugha wrote:
I have written a patch that should fix this. It should work on a system that has a manually configured service or one that had the service installed by a utility.

http://www.evanvaughan.com/files/msc_patch.zip

Didn't work for me either. Thanks for trying to figure this out. I appreciate all the time you have put into making the MJ better!

T-Man

Msradell · Post by **Msradell** » Wed May 12, 2010 1:09 pm

When I tried to install MagicJack as a service it could not detect the MagicJack hardware. I went and looked and I can see the E and F drives but they have no names in when I try to look at them they show they have 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available. How can I get MagicJack to install as a service with this problem or how can I correct the problem?

I'm running Windows 7x64.

mmenzie · Post by **mmenzie** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:13 am

GlowingBlueMist wrote:I have been running magicJack as a service for quite a few months with out any problems.

Now, suddenly I am no longer able to get the dial tone to drop until I dial a complete number. Then if the number is valid the call is completed normally.

Not completely trusting the magicJack company I suspect this is a bug inserted (intentionally) during a magicJack update. My magicJack.exe is presently dated 1/19/2010 at version 1:90:521.2.

I have found that if I go under Computer Management | Services | Properties | Log On and click on the box "Allow services to interact with desktop" for my magicJack service that this problem goes away, but then the magicJack screen shows up on the desktop as well, defeating the purpose of running the program as a service.

Am I the only one with this problem, as in my XP Pro (sp3) computer is busted? If not, is there a registry change or other fix for this problem?

I am having the EXACT same problem!!! funny thing is... thanks to your post i did not know if i dialed the number complete it would dial out. i was getting so frustrated after dialing a few numbers and the dial tone not going away. ANYWAYS.... did you ever figure out a fix for this???? if so i could really use it now.

tpolimeni28 · Post by **tpolimeni28** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:30 pm

Hello all im new to this site and I am looking for some help on getting MJ to run as a service/background on a windows 7 machine. I tried to follow the step by step instruction for the XP but it appears some of the string/locations might be different. Any help or assistace with this would be great!! Thanks

thammond · Post by **thammond** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:24 pm

I set up my MJ as a window service a while ago to prevent MJ from interupting full screen programs.

I set it up via a software program that I found out about on this forum (don't remember what it was called). Everything was working fine until just recently. My computer had froze up on me (don't know if it was related to MJ or not). I turned the computer off (while it was frozen) and restarted it. When it restarted, the checkdisk screen came up. I don't know what the results of the checkdisk were, because windows started up right after the checkdisk completed. After windows started I, there was a icon in the task pane that indicated it found new hardware. I think that was the MJ USB. I clicked ont the message (not the icon) and it disappeared. Now my MJ does not work.

I don't know much about windows services, but I do not see any thing labled magicjack in the processes list.

So I am not sure where to start to get MJ working again. Is there something simple easy that I can do to get it working again? Do I need to uninstall the service, reinstall MJ and reinstall the windows service?

Any help would be appreciated!

Lamron333 · Post by **Lamron333** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:57 pm

Does this work for Windows Vista 64 bit edition, Service Pack 2?

SKE_webmaster · Post by **SKE_webmaster** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:49 pm

With the new upgrade MJ has done a lot of the old processes and program plugin's are not working.

I use MagicFeaturesPlugin for additional options to MJ. They are re-vamping the program now and not sure when it will be ready.

Other programs will no longer work.

While reading the Support for MJFeatures Plugin, I notice the same problem with others using MJ as a service.

So far no one has found a new work around to use MJ as a service, but you may want to check the site periodically for updates to the problem. They are good people and may be able to help.

Go to http://download.pcphonesoft.com click on Support, and then under MagicJack Features Plugin, click General or Technical issues. This will give you a list of posts.

Xkahn · Post by **Xkahn** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:56 pm

Mine is set up using this tutorial I found helpful.

Later I also went to the other account and turn off the sound scheme.

SKE_webmaster · Post by **SKE_webmaster** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:58 pm

Sorry, Im new to this forum and my message did no post.

MJ has revised the program to the point the the old methods of using it as a service no longer work.

I am a member of another forum at http://download.pcphonesoft.com

Go to Support tab, then MagicJackFeatures Plugin, and click the General or Technical Issue links to find the discussions.

Some of the people here also have the problem with using the new upgrade as a service.

You may want to keep an eye on this forum for updates as to the new work around when someone figures it out.

bitstopjoe is a member, you can varify with him if you are sceptical about the site.

Just remember read the tech and general issues if you decide to try any of there MJ plug in programs. They are having to revamp their programs as well due to MJ's suprise upgrade.

bitstopjoe · Post by **bitstopjoe** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:45 pm

SKE_webmaster wrote:Sorry, Im new to this forum and my message did no post.

MJ has revised the program to the point the the old methods of using it as a service no longer work.

I am a member of another forum at http://download.pcphonesoft.com

Go to Support tab, then MagicJackFeatures Plugin, and click the General or Technical Issue links to find the discussions.

Some of the people here also have the problem with using the new upgrade as a service.

You may want to keep an eye on this forum for updates as to the new work around when someone figures it out.

bitstopjoe is a member, you can varify with him if you are sceptical about the site.

Just remember read the tech and general issues if you decide to try any of there MJ plug in programs. They are having to revamp their programs as well due to MJ's suprise upgrade.

Yep I agree, IF you have MagicFeatures not only should you read their forum here but for sure the pcphonesoft forum. I have made references to it in many of my posts here ( just today in fact). I read it and this fourm all the time and try to help at both places if and when I can.

Joe Sica

Xkahn · Post by **Xkahn** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:54 am

I am going to have to disagree. I am still running it as a service. Here are the steps (XP) to do this;

1. Create a new account just for magic jack, mine is called Phone. This account requires a password even something simple will do.

2. Log in to the new account and setup magic jack as normal.

3. Using the Window RK tools (assuming you have downloaded them) at the command prompt;

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cd C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools

instlsrv.exe MagicJack C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\srvany.exe

4. Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Services

5. Find MagicJack on the list RMB click -> properties -> Log on tab -> Radio button = This Account -> .\Phone

6. Enter the password twice and ok out.

7. [optional] Run -> msconfig -> startup tab -> disable CDLOADER2
Note: Since you won't be using this account this never runs anyway.

8. Run -> Regedit

Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MagicJack

Add new key Parameters inside that key add string "Application" with the data "C:\Documents and Settings\Phone\Application Data\mjusbsp\magicJackLoader.exe"

or copy this to notepad with any needed changes and use merge.

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MagicJack\Parameters]
"Application"="\"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Phone\\Application Data\\mjusbsp\\magicJackLoader.exe\""

9. Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices -> Change the Sound Scheme -> select No Sound from the list. This step basically gets rid of the annoying clicks and other noises MJ makes. You will hear sound on your account.

10. Reboot and log in as yourself. If all went well the Task Manager will show 2 processes running as user Phone. Then if all is well I recommend you change Phone to a limited account. MJ gets to play in the land of make-believe.

These are the steps folks I take no blame. If you are running Vista or 7 then you will need to modify the procedure. Since this runs on my PC I took the added measure that on reboot Windows logs me in automatically. Since the user known as Phone is limited user and never online I can surf safe in the knowledge no prying eyes are watching me.

Walter_Smith · Post by **Walter_Smith** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:07 am

What are the benefits of doing this besides privacy? I wasn't aware the magicjack contained spyware at all. But if it does maybe I should check into this setup.

EDIT:
I did this and I must say this works great for me.

So the benefit is not having the caller up on the screen BIG plus. No clicking sound. My phones still work. Thanks!

Xkahn · Post by **Xkahn** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:23 pm

Good for you, looks like you got it running.

Yes, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. I can't say that MJ carries spyware but it has been suggested by several people. It would be highly illegal to pull peoples private files off any PC no matter what TOS says. I imagine that it would be more likely for someone to use the MJ service to hack a system using it as an exploit.

So with that in mind, keeping MJ on an inactive limited user account keeps all other files and accounts safe. Also running it as a service keeps the other account from running other software twice over such virus scanners.

I am glad you are enjoying your new service.

nitemare · Post by **nitemare** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:24 am

Please someone post a working procedure to run as service (or hide) using Windows 7 64 Bit. So far everything I tried does not work.

Xkahn · Post by **Xkahn** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:20 pm

nitemare wrote:Please someone post a working procedure to run as service (or hide) using Windows 7 64 Bit. So far everything I tried does not work.

Let's begin with, can you remove the software from your account and install MJ to a new user account? Once done and MJ is up and running don't logoff as the new user but instead switch users.

If you can get to this point MJ should stay working but hidden on the other account. Let us know how that works out.

arcadia2uk · Post by **arcadia2uk** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:08 pm

Maybe you could try this

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http://abc-deploy.com/Features.aspx

Free Tool
ABC-SrvAny
Run any program as a Windows System Service.
ABC_SrvAny installs on both 32 and 64 bits Windows, and are able to start 32 bit as well as 64 bit applications as supported by the operating system
ABC_SrvAny is 100% free for both commercial and none commercial use.

or there is the already built in Windows version:

Windows comes with the SC.exe tool which allows you to directly create and modify services.
Simply go to an elevated Command Prompt and type:
sc.exe create <Service Name> binPath= <Path> DisplayName= <name>
For example, to create a (useless) notepad service, you could use:
sc.exe create MyNotepadService binPath= "C:\windows\notepad.exe" DisplayName= "My notepad Service"
(Please note, spacing after the equals and before the value is important)
You can then start the service from the command prompt using SC start <Service Name> or through the services section of Computer Management.

linkaccounting · Post by **linkaccounting** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:12 pm

Based on last update I can not run Magicjack as a service. It appears Magicjack ask now to log in. Is there a work around to run as a service

m4f1050 · Post by **m4f1050** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:22 pm

I installed my MJ as service, it runs, it shows running but when I dial I get a dialtone after every key dialed. Is this the update they did? Any work around to this?

Thanks.

4plus3vette · Post by **4plus3vette** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:06 pm

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and went through the steps below. These are the original steps as posted by semicharm with the Vista/Windows7 mods as suggested by Gospelific.

Everything looks fine, and the service even says that it Started, but the phone line is dead.

If I go to the registry and copy and paste:

"C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\mjusbsp\magicJack.exe /scf _magicJackPersonalDataRoot "F:\magicJack"

into a CMD window, MagicJack starts up and I can make/receive phone calls.

Does anyone know why the service says that it is started, but nothing happens?

Another note, when the service is started, the magicJack.exe process does not show up in task manager, but when I run that same command from the CMD prompt, MajicJack starts up and the process shows up in task manager.

Please help,

Jim

STEPS I PERFORMED:

1) Install MJ as usual.

2) Once MJ is finally at the dialpad window and working properly, open Task Manager, click the Processes tab and end the MagicJack.exe process.

3) Run MSConfig, go to the Startup tab, uncheck cdloader2.exe, then click OK.

4) Open My Computer and go to
C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming*
and move the mjusbsp folder to
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming*

While you're in My Computer, also note the letter for second drive assigned to the MJ box. If you right click the drive and choose Properties, the correct one will have the name PHONE.

5) You can get rktools.exe to install the Windows Resource Kit, but you only really need instsrv.exe and srvany.exe.

6) Using the default path where the resource kit is installed, run cmd and enter

"C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\instsrv.exe" "MagicJack" "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\srvany.exe"
(MODIFIED THIS FOR MY PATH)

If you have those two files somewhere else, just adjust the path accordingly. Make sure that there are no errors reported and close the window.

7) Run regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Services\MagicJack
Right click the MagicJack key, choose New>Key, and name it Parameters.
Now in the Parameters key, right click, choose New>String Value, and name it Application.
Double click the Application value and set it to

"C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\mjusbsp\magicJack.exe" /scf _magicJackPersonalDataRoot "X:\magicJack"

where X is the second MagicJack drive letter you found earlier, then click OK.

arcadia2uk · Post by **arcadia2uk** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:28 pm

SuperSport1966 mentioned that you have to run magicjack.exe in compatibility mode for Vista.
http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/tool ... 2-180.html

4plus3vette · Post by **4plus3vette** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:03 pm

Thank you arcadia2uk.

I went to that link and tried what SuperSport1966 said without success.

After trying several other things, I bumped the User Account Control to "Never Notify" and it worked - that is, along with SuperSport1966's suggestion.

So, I will post my findings over there because that etvaugha guy has some sort of script for this and would probably like to know.

Thank you again for all of your help. It was what I finally needed to get me over the hump.

Jim

jeffnyc · Post by **jeffnyc** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:14 pm

how to debug when running as a a service? i had it working but now i get a strange tone instead of a dial tone?

NationalOpinions · Post by **NationalOpinions** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:43 pm

sbb wrote:Anyone heard of FireDaemon? It is a program that will run ANY exe as a service. Their original version was free and I have it and use it to run magicJack as a service. FAR EASIER than the above instructions. Download it HERE.

Only applications that are programmed to run as a service can run as a service. And that's just point one! FireDaemon is not free.

rah · Post by **rah** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:40 am

http://www.evanvaughan.com/magicjack.aspx
installed this yesterday. Works perfect.

eddo617 · Post by **eddo617** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:12 pm

Im a newb and this is gonna be a stupid question for you guys, but what does it mean when you say run MJ as a service and what benefits do you get?

oldtimercurt · Post by **oldtimercurt** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:38 pm

Don't want to seem to harsh but have you looked at the many posts in this thread? There's a wealth of into there but you have to dig a bit.

OTC

Michael Pavacik · Post by **Michael Pavacik** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:25 am

I haven't used it that way as a service but otherwise i used it and the phone service was satisfactory. Will use that version as well though. I hope it serves me the same way as the regular service does.

xr440dude · Post by **xr440dude** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:56 pm

I installed 1.8 today on Win 7/64. It does not start up on boot. I still have to login to receive calls. I don't see any discussion here regarding v1.8. Is anyone else having difficulty on Win 7/64?

phoneguy509 · Post by **phoneguy509** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:38 pm

I too am running into this error, It gets most annoying when I Remote Desktop to this machine then disconnect, it logs me out so then it is no longer running. Have to have my machine re-logged into locally to have it start again.

thesoulja · Post by **thesoulja** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:39 pm

I cannot get to my magic jack screen to get to the menu or settings and etc because another pop up starts in front of my mj window and it will not allow me to move it or when you hit the x it makes both windows dissapear???? please how do i get this problem resolved i am trying to figure out why i we can hear perfectly during a phone call but the other end only hears bits and pieces of our convo ie a couple of words then cut outs a couple of words then cut outs and on and on.... Please I am begging someone for some help and I am also not all that computer savvy either.... thank you so much Virgil

Madoushi · Post by **Madoushi** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:12 pm

I started going through the process, but my computer runs Vista and I on't have a C:\Documents and Settings

Also I am a moron and all the steps you have to go through an things you have to mess with seem really confusing.
D:

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Disable Voice Mail when running MJ as a service

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Re: Disable Voice Mail when running MJ as a service

Re: Disable Voice Mail when running MJ as a service

Re: Disable Voice Mail when running MJ as a service

Re: Dialtone problems while running as a service after updat

Windows 7 Running MJ as Service

How to restart MJ service?

MJ no longer works as a service

MJ no long works as service

Re: MJ no long works as service

Running magicjack as a service

I can't get the service to run...

FireDaemon

you can run majicjack as a service

Didn't do the trick...

Win7 64bit

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