How to remove or create a service from Windows Services?

hmm… For those that want to know how to remove and create a service in the Services list in Windows. Here is how you can do it. The program to use is ‘sc.exe‘. You can download this program by clicking on the Admin Pak link below. ‘SC.exe’ is part of the admin pak.

Remove a Windows service example:

1. Open up your Command Prompt

2. Type in the following line: sc delete “service name” <— service name is the name of the service that you want to remove from registry

From the Microsoft site:
Applies To:

* Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
* Windows Vista Home Basic
* Windows Vista Home Basic N
* Windows Vista Home Basic N 64-bit Edition
* Windows Vista Business
* Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
* Windows Vista Business N
* Windows Vista Business N 64-bit Edition
* Windows Vista Home Premium
* Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
* Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
* Windows Vista Ultimate
* Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional
* Windows Server 2008 Standard
* Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
* Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

Admin Pak

SC syntax