Yah I've already started the SQL Server service using "net start" before calling the sqlmangr.exe.  I need the sqlmangr to run in the System Tray tho without popping up the window.

Sorry, I shouldn't have called it a service.  It doesn't actually show up in the Service list.  It runs in the System Tray so that you can manage other SQL...

I'm using it this way because it is a service which needs to be started before the launch of an application. So I'm creating a launch script to start the...