Get the Win2K Resource Kit. Inside the "scrpting.cab" file, you will find a file called "xnet.exe"
This will do what you are looking to do. It also comes with a very helpful "how-to" included in "xnet.txt" For what you are looking to do, here's the "how-to": >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 modifying a service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - XNET MODIFY [[\\Server\]ServiceName] [/u:User] [/p:Password] [/b:Binary] [/d:Dependencies] [/l:LoadOrderGroup] [/n:DisplayName] ServiceName - name of service, optionally preceded by name of remote machine (eg : \\REMOTE\MSSQLServer). User - name of (domain) user account to assign to service. Specify 'LocalSystem' to assign system account. Password - Password for service. Binary - Name of executable. Dependencies - Dependencies of service. LoadOrderGroup - LoadOrderGroup of service. DisplayName - 'Long' name of service (aka DisplayName). Interactive - specify Yes or No to allow service to interact with desktop. StartType - indicates when a service will be started. Possible values are 'AUTO' (started at system startup), 'DEMAND' (started at user request) and 'DISABLED'. Example : XNET MODIFY \\HOUND\MyService /u:SE\User1 /p:NewPass XNET MODIFY \\HOUND\MyService /u:LocalSystem XNET MODIFY MyService /n:FancyName >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTH Deji ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Rollings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 4:03 PM Subject: RE: Setting Exchange Services to Manual using commanline switches Open the subkey corresponding to the service you wish to change, and modify the value of 'Start' to equal either "2" (for automatic), "3" (for manual) or "4" (for disabled) http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/198/ :) 4 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:15 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Setting Exchange Services to Manual using commanline switches Or a .REG file imported. Can't remember off the top of my head what the numbers are to represent disabled, manual and automatic but a little experimenting and poling will reveal them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Ko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:13 PM Subject: Setting Exchange Services to Manual using commanline switches > Hello! > > Does anyone know how to change Exchange Services to manual from > Automatic via Command Line switches? Is it possible? I have been > looking for this answer for a while, but I have not been able to find > it. > > Thanks in advance, > > Brian > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]