Create or Delete A Service in Windows XP

Create or Delete A Service in Windows
XP

Services are added
from the Command Prompt. You need to know the actual service name as opposed to
what Microsoft calls the Display Name. For example, if you wanted to create or
delete the Help and Support service, the name used at the Command Prompt would
be "helpsvc" rather than the Display Name of "Help and Support". The actual
service name can be obtained by typing services.msc in Run on the Start Menu and
then double clicking the Display Name of the service. Once you know the
name;

To Create A
Service

• Start Run and
  type cmd in the Open: line. Click OK.
  
• Type: sc create
  <service name>
  
• Reboot the
  system

Fig. 01

To Delete A
Service

• Start Run and
  type cmd in the Open: line. Click OK.
  
• Type: sc delete
  <service name>
  
• Reboot the
  system

Fig. 02

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If you
prefer to work in the registry rather than through the command prompt to delete
services;

• 
  

  Click
  Start Run and type regedit in the Open: line. Click OK.

  
  
• 
  

  Navigate
  to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

  
  
• 
  

  Scroll
  down the left pane, locate the service name, right click it and select
  Delete.

  
  
• 
  

  Reboot
  the system

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