starting a service

[datkewlguy 0]

how could i start a service silently (if possible)... anything better than mouseclicks and control sends? for example, messenger service.

[freanir 0]

You just have to use :

#Include <process.au3>
_RunDOS("net start messenger")

("net start" starts every service you want to)

Accordingly "net stop" would stop the service.

Edited May 29, 2005 by freanir

[Alandor 0]

You also have the NTs command line tool sc:

From the command help description:

SC is a command line program used for communicating with the

NT Service Controller and services.

[SvenP 0]

how could i start a service silently (if possible)... anything better than mouseclicks and control sends? for example, messenger service.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

With the latest AutoIt beta version you can also do this:

; Start a service
; See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/ishelldispatch2/ishelldispatch2.asp

$oShell=ObjCreate("shell.application")
$oShell.ServiceStart("messenger",false)

Regards,

-Sven

[SvenP 0]

hello cool SvenP if we want to disable any service then wat to do

this method true = manual service stop

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The easiest way to disable a service is by modifying directly in the registry:

RegWrite ( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger" ,"Start", "REG_DWORD", 4 )

So when you add this line after the 'ServiceStop' request, then the messenger service will not come back.

Regards,

-Sven