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Re: How do I start/stop a system service

From	"MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion
Subject	Re: How do I start/stop a system service
Date	2012-03-10 07:27 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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"GS" <gs@somewhere.net> wrote in message news:jje0pr$n5o$1@dont-email.me...
> MikeD wrote on 3/9/2012 :
>>
>> "GS" <gs@somewhere.net> wrote in message 
>> news:jjdm45$kv9$1@dont-email.me...
>>> My apps rely on WMI for gathering hardware info. How would I start WMI 
>>> if not running, then stop it when I'm done using it?
>>>
>>
>>
>> The simplest way I can think of would be to use "net start" from the 
>> command line.  You can run cmd.exe with the /c parameter followed by the 
>> net start command.  For example (syntax may not be exactly right):
>>
>> cmd.exe /c  net start "Windows Management Instrumentation"
>>
>> Similarly, to stop the service, use "net stop".
>>
>> Mike
>
> Thanks, Mike. I assume you mean to do this via Shell or ShellExecute? I 
> was thinking there'd be API[s] involved but if it's that simple...
>
> -- 

Yes. Use Shell.

There are API calls you can make (as per Jeff's reply), but I think this is 
simpler. The only caveat, if you want to even call it that, is that a 
command prompt window will open and close, but you could hide that.

And Farnsworth made the excellent point that I neglected to, which is that 
the user must have permissions to start and stop services.

Mike

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How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-09 14:36 -0500
  Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-09 15:45 -0500
    Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-09 17:38 -0500
      Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-10 07:27 -0500
        Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-10 13:16 -0500
          Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-10 17:57 -0500
            Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-10 21:08 -0500
              Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-10 22:57 -0500
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-10 23:58 -0500
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service Jason Keats <jkeats@melbpcDeleteThis.org.au> - 2012-03-11 20:22 +1100
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-11 15:54 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service Jason Keats <jkeats@melbpcDeleteThis.org.au> - 2012-03-12 15:19 +1100
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-12 01:14 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-11 09:20 +0000
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-11 19:11 -0400
              Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-11 09:13 +0000
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-11 16:19 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2012-03-11 19:23 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-03-11 20:54 -0500
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-11 22:12 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-03-12 09:57 -0500
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-12 13:24 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-12 13:59 -0400
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Henning" <computer_hero@coldmail.com> - 2012-03-12 22:46 +0100
                Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-12 18:59 -0400
  Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-03-09 16:01 -0500
    Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-09 17:36 -0500
      Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-03-09 18:55 -0500
        Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-09 21:30 -0500
          Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-03-11 11:14 -0500
  Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Jeff Johnson" <I.get@enough.spam> - 2012-03-09 17:41 -0500
    Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-09 18:23 -0500
      Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-03-10 09:24 -0500
        Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-10 13:06 -0500
          Re: How do I start/stop a system service "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-03-10 14:11 -0500
            Re: How do I start/stop a system service GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2012-03-10 15:25 -0500

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