Checking Existing Windows Service

[Ann Marinas]

Hi, All!

I just would like to ask... Is it possible that you can detect whether a
Windows Service is existing or not? If this is possible, how can you
implement it?

Thank you!

A

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Re: Checking Existing Windows Service

Ann,

The easiest way would be to use the classes in the System.Manageme nt
namespace to perform a WMI query for the instance of Win32_Service that
corresponds to the service you are looking for. This will let you determine
whether the service exists, is it running, etc, etc.

Hope this helps.


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"Ann Marinas" <mallows98@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, All!
>
> I just would like to ask... Is it possible that you can detect whether a
> Windows Service is existing or not? If this is possible, how can you
> implement it?
>
> Thank you!
>
> A
>
>[/color]

[Ann Marinas]

Re: Checking Existing Windows Service

Thank you so much. I really do appreciate the help!

I'll try to apply this on my application.

Thank you!

Ann

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> Ann,
>
> The easiest way would be to use the classes in the System.Manageme nt
> namespace to perform a WMI query for the instance of Win32_Service that
> corresponds to the service you are looking for. This will let you[/color]
determine[color=blue]
> whether the service exists, is it running, etc, etc.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - mvp@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
>
> "Ann Marinas" <mallows98@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23lzqE5PO EHA.644@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .[color=green]
> > Hi, All!
> >
> > I just would like to ask... Is it possible that you can detect whether a
> > Windows Service is existing or not? If this is possible, how can you
> > implement it?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > A
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Dave Girvitz]

Re: Checking Existing Windows Service

If you don't want to work through the WMI query syntax, this may be a little
easier:
//required for using ServiceControll er
using System.ServiceP rocess;

private bool ServiceExists(s tring serviceName)
{
ServiceControll er[] allServices = ServiceControll er.GetServices( );
bool result = false;
ServiceControll er sc = null;
for (int i = 0; i < allServices.Len gth; i++)
{
if (allServices[i].ServiceName.To Lower() == serviceName.ToL ower())
{
result = true;
break;
}
}
return result;
}

"Ann Marinas" <mallows98@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:%23lzqE5PO EHA.644@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> Hi, All!
>
> I just would like to ask... Is it possible that you can detect whether a
> Windows Service is existing or not? If this is possible, how can you
> implement it?
>
> Thank you!
>
> A
>
>[/color]


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