Can I run a .bat, .cmd, or .ps1 on SBS 2011 server startup, without login.... like a service.

Question

Hi all,
I'm running Windows SBS 2011.  I need to run a script at server startup, prior to login to any user account (like a service does...).  This short script will check the status of another service.  Because this
service depends on Exchange & SQL, it sometimes fails to start at reboot if Exchange and or SQL Server haven't finished initializing.
I was also thinking of using sc.exe to change the config of the service in question (adding dependencies), but this is a third-party software from Reuters, and I am somewhat reluctant to edit the configuration of someone else's code (and possibly break something). 
This is a production server at a law firm.
here's the script:
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@echo off
rem Look for ProLaw Groupware Agent in running Services.
rem check to see if ProLaw Groupware Agent is running. If it IS
rem running, jump to exit-program label, else run the Agent after
rem waiting for Microsoft Exchange & Microsoft SQL Server to start.
rem =======================================
:start
C:\Windows\system32\sc query "ProLawGroupwareAgent" | find "RUNNING" >> c:\temp\plgwagentstatus.txt
if errorlevel 0 goto :end
rem wait 10 min after server startup,
rem to (Allow Exchange & SQL to start)
rem THEN, start ProLawGroupwareAgent
rem ========================
echo "Service not started.... Let's wait 10 minutes, and retry." >> c:\temp\plgwagentstatus.txt
c:\
timeout /t 600 > nul
cd "\Program Files (x86)\ThomsonElite\ProLaw GroupwareAgent"
net start AgentHostService.exe
timeout /t 20 > nul
goto :start
:end
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Answer 1

What I do in this case (I don't have access to exact script I use) is a similar script scheduled via windows task scheduler every five minutes to check if service running, if not start it but you can have the IF-THEN-ELSE do whatever is required.
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/01fcf945-ad73-44e0-8cb5-152432bc6bcf
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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