MMC Services startup control

I recently found that my Restore Point would not work.
After plenty of hunting about I discovered that for it to run the Task
Scheduler has to be running.
I found out how to start it via the Admin. Tools.

I also discovered that all listed services via their properties have
various options; i.e. Auto, Stop, Start etc.
However a lot of the 'Startup Type' options are grayed out and
therefore unaccessible and can't be changed.

Does anyone know how to regain control over these 'Services' so I can
get them to start automatically, in particular getting the Task
Scheduler to begin auto. would be good.

From Microsoft Technet I have an instruction sheet cc739213 "To
configure how a service is started".
This sheet is dated 21/1/2005 so I don't know if it applies to Vista.
It talks about using the 'sc config' command in the CMD box, but I'm not
sure how to write such commands.
Then there is the matter of the services have special names when using
the CMD function, and I have no idea how to find out what they are.

Searching for all this stuff is a bit of a nightmare, so I would
appreciate any comments to put me on the right path to solving it.

I've also noticed on a friends computer that they have a service called
'Basics Service' which is started auto. This is NOT in my services
listing.
Should I have it, and if so where do I get it ?

What a mess many thanks in advance for your time, regards
jonty21:huh:


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jonty21

Do you like to control service in MMC or command line? With MMC, you can
click on the Windows Logo button located on the bottom left corner and type
"mmc" in the Start Search text box right above it. Then press enter and
click on Continue if a dialog box popped up for authorization. Then in the
MMC window, click on File menu and select Add/Remove Snap-in. That will open
a list of components with the service item there. Select Service and click
on the Add button to add it to your MMC window and then click on OK. Now you
will be able to change settings of services on the right pane of your MMC
window. To use command line, you can use the SC command. When you open
command line window (by typing cmd in the start search text box and press
enter), type sc and press enter. Then you will see some instructions on the
screen about the parameters and switches.
You can check the following page out for examples.
http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...-services.html
It should be working with Vista unless it tells you program not found in
which case you may need to update your system files. The service name
parameter may be different from the one you see in MMC. You can definitely
get the right service name for SC by searching for it online (using bing and
keyword SC and the complete service name) or do a query for all the service
with SC. Not all service are system service from Vista. Some third party
software and device drivers also create services. So you don't have to worry
about that basic services.

"jonty21" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I recently found that my Restore Point would not work.
> After plenty of hunting about I discovered that for it to run the Task
> Scheduler has to be running.
> I found out how to start it via the Admin. Tools.
>
> I also discovered that all listed services via their properties have
> various options; i.e. Auto, Stop, Start etc.
> However a lot of the 'Startup Type' options are grayed out and
> therefore unaccessible and can't be changed.
>
> Does anyone know how to regain control over these 'Services' so I can
> get them to start automatically, in particular getting the Task
> Scheduler to begin auto. would be good.
>
> From Microsoft Technet I have an instruction sheet cc739213 "To
> configure how a service is started".
> This sheet is dated 21/1/2005 so I don't know if it applies to Vista.
> It talks about using the 'sc config' command in the CMD box, but I'm not
> sure how to write such commands.
> Then there is the matter of the services have special names when using
> the CMD function, and I have no idea how to find out what they are.
>
> Searching for all this stuff is a bit of a nightmare, so I would
> appreciate any comments to put me on the right path to solving it.
>
> I've also noticed on a friends computer that they have a service called
> 'Basics Service' which is started auto. This is NOT in my services
> listing.
> Should I have it, and if so where do I get it ?
>
> What a mess many thanks in advance for your time, regards
> jonty21:huh:
>
>
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> jonty21