Run Pervasive as a service

Running the Pervasive Workgroup Engine can bypass many errors caused by the engine either not starting or not stopping

 

1

Stop the Pervasive Workgroup Engine if it is running

  1. Open Windows Task Manager
  2. Select the processes Tab and end w3dbsmgr.exe

2

Download Pervasive Utility

  1. Click on http://www.rapid.com.au/files/perserv/pvsw.zip
  2. Save it in c:\pvsw\bin
  3. Open c:\pvsw\bin\pvsw.zip
  4. Extract pvsw.exe to c:\pvsw\bin

3

Run Pervasive Utility

  1. Open (double click) c:\pvsw\bin\pvsw.exe
  2. Click on Tools
  3. Click on WGE as service
  4. Click on Install Service