Just disable the service and run this before loading ArcGIS*.
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set path = %path%;C:\Program Files (x86)\ESRI\License\arcgis9x
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\ESRI\License\arcgis9x
lmgrd.exe -z -c license.lic
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\ESRI\License\arcgis9x
lmgrd.exe -z -c license.lic
~edit~
*Considering default location.
Works fine for me w/ v9.2+ !