Howdi. I just checked in how I finally got Zope 2.7.x to run as a service on Windows again. Setting the PYTHONPATH environment actually even makes more sense here as the CreateProcess API call won't take the sys.path into the new python, but the environment variables. This now also plays with the import of sitecustomize.py correctly. I still wonder why this seems to behave differently in 2.7 as in 2.8. The 2.8 currently works as a service out of the box. I don't see the actual difference. Anybody tell me. I'm scared. Also: I'd like to know if this solution for 2.7 is acceptible or not. It works for me but I'm everything but a windows guru. Cheers, Christian PS: See http://cvs.zope.org/Zope/skel/bin/Attic/zopeservice.py.in.diff?r1=1.1.2.8&r2... for the change. -- gocept gmbh & co. kg - schalaunische str. 6 - 06366 koethen - germany www.gocept.com - ct@gocept.com - phone +49 3496 30 99 112 - fax +49 3496 30 99 118 - zope and plone consulting and development