Remove a Service

[Graywalker]

A naughty program uninstall leaves behind a couple services.

I've got a script to use psservice.exe to stop the service and disable it. I can delete the program folder. Yet, it still shows up as a service (even though its disabled).

How do I purge this leftover from the system so I never have to see it again?

Will deleting it from the Registry - [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\leftoverservice] - get rid of it or is there more I need to do?

( I am trying to purge systems of CA Unicenter, versions 4 and 11 if anyone is interested in the whole process )

[FireFox]

@Graywalker

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37289

Q5. _ServiceDelete

Cheers, FireFox.

Edited January 14, 2009 by FireFox

[Graywalker]

@Graywalker

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37289

Q6. _ServiceDelete

Cheers, FireFox.

Thank You!

( Q5, but hey... )

Control a Service

Also found the Windows command "SC"

Edited January 14, 2009 by Graywalker

[azure]

A naughty program uninstall leaves behind a couple services.

I've got a script to use psservice.exe to stop the service and disable it. I can delete the program folder. Yet, it still shows up as a service (even though its disabled).

How do I purge this leftover from the system so I never have to see it again?

Will deleting it from the Registry - [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\leftoverservice] - get rid of it or is there more I need to do?

( I am trying to purge systems of CA Unicenter, versions 4 and 11 if anyone is interested in the whole process )

$servicename = "leftoverservice"
Run("sc delete "&$servicename)