Tomcat startup VS service

Hi
I am using Struts1.2.2 and tomcat5.0.0.28 and windows xp.
I tried to open notepad,when i click jsp link using following code
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(�notepad.exe�);
Its work for me, If start tomcat thru %TOMCAT-HOME%\bin\startup command.
But its not working for me if i Start Tomcat as service.
Plaese help me in this regrads.
Thanks in advance.
Isma

Just to note that this will open Notepad on the server where the java code is running.
However it won't open notepad on the client machine.
Try clicking the link from a remote machine and see what happens ;-)
Cheers,
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