With 5.0.x you will need JBoss Native (the jbosssvc.exe that ships with AS 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 is corrupt), but with AS 5.1.0 you don't need JBoss Native (the jbosssvc.exe works) I assume that you meant "it's written for 4.x". The instructions can be used with 5.0.x also. Basically, unzip the Native zip file into jboss_home, overwriting the existing files in the bin directory. Then run service.bat. By the way, you only need the few files in the bin directory of Native - the files in the subdirectory are for using the Apache Portable Runtime, which are not required to run as a service. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4248153#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...