

In a few seconds, the state should move to Running and Excel will be doing its thing in the background.Ĭlick on the green circle will reveal a few details on the running process: To start Excel 2010 and run your workbook file, choose Application > Start "Excel 2010". In a couple of seconds, an application called Excel 2010 will show up in the AlwaysUp window. We are now done configuring your Excel 2010 application so click the Save button to record the settings. Excel will not work properly if you don't do this! We have specified Excel 2010 but please feel free to enter something more descriptive of your situation.Ĭlick over to the Logon tab and enter the user name and password of the account in which you installed and configured Excel (or Office) 2010.Įxcel must run in this account so that it can find its configuration & settings. In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp. Be sure to use your own path, enclosing it in double quotes (") if it contains a space.

To setup Excel 2010 to start in the background as a Windows Service with AlwaysUp:ĭownload and install AlwaysUp, if necessary. Sure to thoroughly test your setup to ensure that Excel works as expected.

However the most notable problems arise when running in the LocalSystem account and AlwaysUp can get around that. Note: Microsoft cautions against running any program in its Office suite as a Windows Service.

Microsoft Excel is the world's most popular spreadsheet software for desktop PCs.Įxcel 2010 is a core component of the equally popular Microsoft Office 2010 suite of productivity applications.
