@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The StartService function starts a service. !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("advapi32", SetLastError=true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] public static extern bool StartService( IntPtr hService, int dwNumServiceArgs, string[] lpServiceArgVectors ); !!!!VB .NET Signature: Declare Function StartService Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "StartServiceA" (ByVal hService As IntPtr, ByVal dwNumServiceArgs As Long, ByVal lpServiceArgVectors As String) As Boolean !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Notes: None. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!C# Sample Code: // // Now, start the service on the remote machine // Win32.StartService( hService, 0, null ) ; !!!!VB .NET Sample Code: ' Start Service ' When this button is clicked it will attempt to start a service called Service_Name with SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS privelages Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click Dim hSCManager As IntPtr = New IntPtr(OpenSCManager(Nothing, Nothing, SCMAccess.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS)) If (hSCManager.ToInt32 = 0) Then MsgBox("The service control manager could not be opened!", MsgBoxStyle.Critical) Exit Sub End If Dim scManager As IntPtr = OpenService(hSCManager, "Service_Name", SCAccess.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS) If (scManager.ToInt32 = 0) Then MsgBox("The service could not be opened!", MsgBoxStyle.Critical) Exit Sub End If Dim ret As Boolean = StartService(scManager, 0, Nothing) If (Not ret) Then MsgBox("The service could not be started!", MsgBoxStyle.Critical) End If CloseServiceHandle(scManager.ToInt32) CloseServiceHandle(hSCManager) End Sub !!!!Alternative Managed API: Do you know one? Please contribute it! Documentation: StartService@msdn on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dllproc/base/startservice.asp?frame=true
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