Disable Windows Services Programmatically

[topcat01]

Hi,

Does anybody know if it is possible to disable the Windows Desktop Search service programmatically using Delphi?

This is a service on a Vista machine.

If fact is it possible to disable any service?

Thanks

 

[paulmatt]

Yes, it certainly used to be (not sure about Vista).

Quick and dirty:

winexec(pchar('net stop spooler'), SW_SHOW);

Substitute "spooler" for the name of the service.

Paul Rigby

http://www.awgarstone.com

VBA, C#, Delphi

 

[Glenn9999]

Sure. Call the service controller command-line interface using CreateProcess or ShellExecute

To disable the BITS service

sc config "BITS" start= disabled

To enable the BITS service to automatic

sc config "BITS" start= auto

To enable the BITS service as manual

sc config "BITS" start= demand

Look at the Adminstrative services panel under the properties for the service you're interested in to find out the proper name.

Measurement is not management.

 

[whosrdaddy]

or the correct way, using the servicemanager:

http://www.koders.com/delphi/fidA93FC2FB49EF3AF452264065040CB865BEE563A5.aspx

there are components out there that allow even better control (like NTSet) but they also use the servicemanager.

One thing you need to be sure of is that the user has enough rights to start/stop services.

Cheers,
Daddy

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[topcat01]

Thanks guys that's more than enough to get me started.

Have a good weekend.