I found a piece of software in F@H Forums that will allow you cleanly install and setup the F@H client on any Windows NT/2000/XP machine as a service already fully configured for your account.
http://forum.folding-community.org/viewtopic.php?t=2779
I tried it and it seems to work fine without having to use FireDaemon or any other installed software just to start it up as a service. It downloads a copy of the F@H client, installs it and asks for your user id and team number, and then starts it up. Presto! Push button service...
Also, I have been trying out a new F@H monitoring package, FAH Logstats:
http://fahstats.sourceforge.net/
It has some real nice features, including monitoring multiple computers clients and a simple interface.