"sc.exe create/delete" - Create or Delete Services

"sc.exe" can also be used to create and delete services. If you want to create a new service, you can use the "create" commanded offered by the sc.exe tool. Before running this command, you need to prepre the following minimum information:

• Service Name: A single word to name the new service.
• Binary Path: The path name where the executable program for new service is located.
• Dispaly Name: A short name for the new service.

Here is a tutorial example showing you how to create a service to run Apache Web server:

C:\herong>sc.exe create ApacheService 
   binPath= "C:\local\apache\bin\httpd.exe -k runservice" 
   DisplayName= "Apache Server"

[SC] CreateService SUCCESS


C:\herong>sc.exe start ApacheService

SERVICE_NAME: ApacheService
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 2  START_PENDING
                      (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x2
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x7530
   PID                : 2552
   FLAGS              :


C:\herong>sc.exe query ApacheService

SERVICE_NAME: ApacheService
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 4  RUNNING
                      (STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0


C:\herong>sc.exe stop ApacheService

SERVICE_NAME: ApacheService
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 3  STOP_PENDING
                      (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x4
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x7530


C:\herong>sc.exe delete ApacheService

[SC] DeleteService SUCCESS


C:\herong>sc.exe query ApacheService

[SC] EnumQueryServicesStatus:OpenService FAILED 1060:
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

Note that I deleted the service at the end of the tutorial.