Managing services from Command line.

[RexNoctis]

Hi All,

I'm trying to automate a small app rollout.

I've got it to install and insert all neccessary registry keys, also to install as a service automatically. What I want it to do is to prevent the service interacting with the desktop and start the service straight away. (ie, not wait for a reboot).

At present, I have to run services.msc and change these settings manually.

Any ideas?

Many thanks,

Rex.

 

[CluelessJon]

net [start | stop] [<service>] is the basic command for starting or stopping
a service from the command line

Regards

Jonno BrainDump Specialist
MCSE(NT) MCSA(2k) CCNA

 

[RexNoctis]

Yep, with the batch file I've written, it installs the program, adds registry keys and then opens services.msc. As soon as I close the services window, it uses net start to start the service.

I'm trying to get the installation to be totally unattended so I don't have to manually go into the services details window.

Thanks.

 

[DanD76]

Have you looked at using instsrv.exe and srvany.exe. Get these files from the Windows Resource Kit CD or the NT 4.0 version can be found at multiple sites on the web. The NT4 version works with Win 2000 and supposedly XP. Take a look at MS Article # 137890 on how to use this.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;137890