services

[Sandy]

how do i remove a service? i installed apache and deleted
its registry entry but it is still in the services. i am
on xp home edition.

 

[Raoul]

Are you sure it's in the XP services? If so, click on Start/Administrative
Tools/Services and about the best you can do is disable it.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Sandy,

In services take note of the "Service Name" (not display name). Then go to
Start/Run/CMD and type in: sc delete <service name>. Reboot.

Or go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

Locate the Service in the list. Delete it... reboot.

 

[Sandy]

thank you Kelly. thank you as well Raoul. i didnt know
that rebooting is important after deleting from the
registry. i just deleted it without rebooting so i still
saw the apache service in the administrative services. ill
keep that in mind. =]

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. As per your note, not in most cases, but for this one, yes.