Using the registry editor to change the service state

31 December 2003 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback Off
  1. Start the Registry Editor by pressing the Start-button and Run... this command:

    Regedit

  2. Browse through the left tree to where Services are found:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \CurrentControlSet \Services]



  3. Within the Services-key find go to the short-name of the wanted service (Here RpcSS aka. Remote Procedure Call (RPC)):

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \CurrentControlSet \Services \RpcSS]



  4. Double-Click the Start-value in the list to the right.



  5. Change Value data: to the wanted state:
    • 0 = Boot
    • 1 = System
    • 2 = Automatic
    • 3 = Manual
    • 4 = Disabled
  6. Press Ok and exit the Registry Editor.
  7. If setting a service to Disabled or Manual, then execute this command to stop the service:

    Net Stop RpcSS

  8. If setting the service to Automatic, then execute this command to start the service:

    Net Start RpcSS

Note in this guide the short-name of a service is shown just in parenthesis next to the "Process Name".

More Info MS KB Q103000
More Info MS KB Q271362
More Info MS KB Q838428 (About hardware profiles)
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Updated: 23 September 2007

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