VBScript to Stop or Start a service 1

[iCougari]

Hi all,

Thanks for reading this and i hope that someone will be able to help.

I need a script that will stop a service wait for about 5 seconds and then restart it. The script can sit locally on the machine.

Hope you can help.

Thanks

James aka IcougarI

 

[PHV]

Do a keyword search in this forum for service stop

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[mrmovie]

how to stop a service

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set objComputer = GetObject("WinNT://" & WshNetwork.ComputerName & ",computer")

Set objService = objComputer.GetObject("service", "clisvc")
If objService.Status = 4 Then
objService.Stop
End If
Wscript.Sleep 'some time here
objService.Start

Set objService = Nothing
Set objComputer = Nothing
Set WshNetwork = Nothing