Two Services Questions - Remove Service And Troubleshoot Startup

[JRC]

I have two questions I haven't been able to find answers to:

1. How can I delete a service?

2. Is there an easy way to determine why a service will not startup?

I have a Perl based app installed as a service that won't start and I want
to remove all of it and reinstall. I'm running the latest version of Active
State Perl, which seems to be runnng fine. However, the service for the
Perl app I'm using with it won't startup on this particular machine, but
runs fine on other servers.

The provider has a Perl based installer for the service, but they don't
provide anything to remove the service.

 

[George Hester]

Is the service in the Services applet in Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrator Tools?

 

[JRC]

Yep.

Is the service in the Services applet in Start | Settings | Control Panel |
Administrator Tools?

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) Delete it from the registry services subkey.
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

2.) Check Event Viewer for errors.

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| I have two questions I haven't been able to find answers to:
|
| 1. How can I delete a service?
|
| 2. Is there an easy way to determine why a service will not startup?
|
| I have a Perl based app installed as a service that won't start and I want
| to remove all of it and reinstall. I'm running the latest version of
Active
| State Perl, which seems to be runnng fine. However, the service for the
| Perl app I'm using with it won't startup on this particular machine, but
| runs fine on other servers.
|
| The provider has a Perl based installer for the service, but they don't
| provide anything to remove the service.
|
|
|
|

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

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I have two questions I haven't been able to find answers to:

1. How can I delete a service?

2. Is there an easy way to determine why a service will not startup?

I have a Perl based app installed as a service that won't start and I
want to remove all of it and reinstall. I'm running the latest
version of Active State Perl, which seems to be runnng fine.
However, the service for the Perl app I'm using with it won't startup
on this particular machine, but runs fine on other servers.

The provider has a Perl based installer for the service, but they
don't provide anything to remove the service.

the resource kit has

srvinstw.exe

that can be used to install and remove services

http://www.tburke.net/info/reskittools/topics/srvinstw.htm

also sc.exe can achieve the same

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;251192

 

[JRC]

Thanks all.

In

the resource kit has

srvinstw.exe

that can be used to install and remove services

http://www.tburke.net/info/reskittools/topics/srvinstw.htm

also sc.exe can achieve the same

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;251192

 

[George Hester]

Then remove the folder and remove the service under here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services