You need to run FSHost as a service, that way it will still be running after you log off the server. You can do this using
FireDaemon. Check out
this thread for some info about setting it up. Good luck
EDIT:
To run FSHost as a service without using FireDaemon:You'll need these two microsoft utilities: Srvany.exe and Instsrv.exe from the
windows resource kit tools.
Warning: The following text includes instructions on modifying the system registry. Use extreme caution whenever you make changes to the registry. Inadvertent modifications may cause irreparable damage to your system.
Make sure that you are logged on as a user with administrative privileges. Also, verify that both INSTSRV.EXE and SRVANY.EXE are stored in a directory within the search path.
1. Open up an MS-DOS command prompt.
2. Type the following command: INSTSRV fshost SRVANY.EXE
The service name can be whatever you want, but should be descriptive.
3. Remove service example: <<<<<Just an example, not part of setting up the service>>>>>>
INSTSRV fshost REMOVE
4. Open up the Registry Editor (Click on the Start Button, select Run, and type REGEDIT)
Locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\fshost
From the Edit menu, select New, select Key, and name the new key Parameters
Highlight the Parameters key
From the Edit menu, select New, select String Value, and name the new value Application
From the Edit menu, select Modify, and type in the full path to FSHost30.exe
Example: D:\fshost30\fshost30.exe
From the Edit menu, select New, select String Value, and name the new value AppDirectory
From the Edit menu, select Modify, and type in the full path i.e. d:\fshost30
5. Close the Registry Editor.
6. Open the Services applet and find the fshost service, right click and go to properties
7. Set Startup Type to Automatic
8. On the Log On page, check 'Allow service to interact with desktop'
9. On the General page, start the service. FSHost should start after a couple seconds.
10. Change all the settings to however you want them.
11. Shut down FSHost
12. Go back to the properties of the fshost service.
13. Stop the fshost service
14. On the Log On page, uncheck 'Allow service to interact with desktop'
*You won't be able to see the FSHost interface, but without doing this, FSHost will still shut down when you log off. You can make any future changes to the server via remote access.
15. Start the fshost service
Now you should have FSHost running as a service, even though there is no interface. You can check this via the Processes tab of Task Manager.
Now you should be able to log off without FSHost shutting down.
Hope this helps. I just got done doing this on my Windows 2000 Server machine and it works great.
