Using the UPS Service

You should use the following Windows NT services in combination with the Windows NT UPS service:

The Alerter service sends alerts to selected users. The Messenger service sends messages to your local computer and to other users on the network who are running Windows NT. All detected power fluctuations and power failures are recorded in the event log, along with UPS service start failures and shutdown initiations.

If you want the UPS service to start each time you start your computer, you need to modify the startup information.

To start the UPS service automatically

1. On Control Panel, double-click Services.

2. On the Services dialog box, click UPS, then click Startup.

3. On the UPS Service dialog box, select Automatic, and then click OK.

You might need to use the preceding procedure to set the other services to start automatically.