Renaming services in Win2k 1

[esselinj]

Hello,

I want to rename a service in Windows 2000 Professional. I.e. not only the displayname but the name under which it is registered. Can anyone indicate of this is possible and, if so, where I can do it ??

THx

Jack

 

[bcastner]

If it is a native Win2k Service, it is possible but strongly ill-advised.

If it is a custom service, the PID and other entries are made as part of the registry package created to use srvany.

 

[bcastner]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ServicesExisting Service Name
You need to change that.

Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000003
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"DisplayName"="your service name"
you want to change that
"ObjectName"="NT AUTHORITY\\LocalService"
"Description"="Whatever you want for you service as a description"

And I nearly completely confounded someone else by posting the above in the wrong thread.

 

[Gersen]

just to clarify for me: this renames the readable name of the service, but not the process, correct? To rename the process, you would have to rename the executable?

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