[VB][C#] Question on stopping/disabling services

Not understanding the question.
Do you wish to disable it from starting after a restart?

Take a look at:

Code:

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc990290(v=ws.10).aspx

using start=disabled

 

then what would you use? ServiceController provides better error handling than shellexec lol. I use SC.exe just to install my services then ServiceController to do the rest.

 

lol Alpha...

I think that WMI could stop and disable it not sure though.. i will look into it

EDIT: wmi would do it better.

Code:

' Lock to Your service - Mine is Reboot-To Updater service
                Dim classInstance As New ManagementObject( _
                    "root\CIMV2", _
                    "Win32_Service.Name='SF-Reboot-To'", _
                    Nothing)

Dim outParams As ManagementBaseObject = _
                    classInstance.InvokeMethod("StopService", Nothing, Nothing)

                ' List outParams
                Console.WriteLine("Out parameters:")
                Console.WriteLine("ReturnValue: {0}", outParams("ReturnValue"))

                ' Obtain [in] parameters for the method
                Dim DisabledParam As ManagementBaseObject = _
                    classInstance.GetMethodParameters("ChangeStartMode")

                ' Add the input parameters.
                DisabledParam("StartMode") =  "Disabled"

                ' Execute the method and obtain the return values.
                Dim outDisable As ManagementBaseObject = _
                    classInstance.InvokeMethod("ChangeStartMode", DisabledParam, Nothing)

                ' List outParams
                Console.WriteLine("Out parameters:")
                Console.WriteLine("ReturnValue: {0}", outDisable("ReturnValue"))

 

still for the ease of coding lol

 

it gets even better once you start using management class gen

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2wkebaxa(v=VS.80).aspx

 

dump the reg item that you are disabling then delete the reg value.

for services make a list of them and disable the ones that you want and store a list in the registry or a file on the hdd.