"Disabled" services. How do I remove them?

[Graeme Renfrew]

Hello,

How do I clear out a "Disabled" service and allow the same
service to be reinstalled without a reboot?

I write services in VB to run under Windows 2000 Server.
I use the NT Service Control Component as part of the
project. I can successfully install them
using "myService.exe -install". It gets installed and
appears in Services as "manual".

However, whenever I want to uninstall it, I
run "myService.exe -uninstall" but instead of removing it,
it sets it to "Disabled". Then the only way I can
reinstall it is to reboot the machine.

This will eventually go on a live server which I'd prefer
not to have to reboot.

Thanks for any help.
Graeme Renfrew

 

[Dave Patrick]

Delete it from the registry service subkey
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

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:
| Hello,
|
| How do I clear out a "Disabled" service and allow the same
| service to be reinstalled without a reboot?
|
| I write services in VB to run under Windows 2000 Server.
| I use the NT Service Control Component as part of the
| project. I can successfully install them
| using "myService.exe -install". It gets installed and
| appears in Services as "manual".
|
| However, whenever I want to uninstall it, I
| run "myService.exe -uninstall" but instead of removing it,
| it sets it to "Disabled". Then the only way I can
| reinstall it is to reboot the machine.
|
| This will eventually go on a live server which I'd prefer
| not to have to reboot.
|
| Thanks for any help.
| Graeme Renfrew