Windows Service Start Parameters not persisting

"manually supply the parameters?" = I mean entering them in the properties dialog for windows service. There is a "Start Paramters" text box that allows you to enter start-up parameters. These parameters are then used as arguments to start the windows service. However if you set the Windows service StartupType to automatic so the service restarts automatically when windows is rebooted the parameters are lost.Windows tries to start the service but fails because it does not remember what parameters were entered. I have worked around this problem by entering the parameters in the registery. The service reads from registery if no params are supplied. But there is username and password parameters that i dont no one to see so has security implications.

This is a Web Services forum, not a windows services forum. They're different. Windows services parameters should be saved if you enter them in the service properties dialog. I don't know anywhere else that the parameters could be set. Do you enter these parameters, and reboot the machine and the parameters field in the properties dialog is then empty? Are the parameters there, but the service misbehaves as though it couldn't read them? What do you mean when you say "manually supply the parameters"? Where are you doing that? Is there an automatic way to provide parameters?