Q248660: Using the Command Line to Change Startup Value of Services

Article: Q248660
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
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Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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This article explains how to change the startup values for services on local and
remote computers by using the command line locally.

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The Reg.exe utility from the Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit must be installed
on your computer.

To change the startup value for a service on a local computer by using the
command line, type the following at the command prompt and then press ENTER:

  REG UPDATE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\servicename\Start=X

where servicename is the name of the service as it appears in the registry and X
is either a 2, a 3, or a 4 (representing automatic startup, manual startup, or
disabled, respectively).

To change the startup value for a service on a remote computer by using the
command line locally, type the following at the command prompt and press ENTER:

  REG UPDATE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\servicename\Start=X
  \\servername

where servicename is the name of the service as it appears in the registry, X is
either a 2, a 3, or a 4 (representing automatic startup, manual startup, or
disabled, respectively), and servername is the name of the remote server.

To see how the service name appears in the registry, view the following registry
key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ 

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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