You probably know how to check the properties of Windows services ( through Control Panel -> Administrative tools->Services). But sometimes you might need to check that programatically, especially if you are writing software that depends on whether a particular value has been set on a Window service. So how do you do that? Read on.

• Fire up notepad and copy the following bit of VB script code

  strComputer = "."
   Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
     & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
   Set colListOfServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
         ("Select * from Win32_Service")
   For Each objService in colListOfServices
    	WScript.Echo objService.StartMode
  

• If you run the script as is you will be bombarded with a zillion popups showing the status of each service. So you will need to modify the select statement above to the service you want. To get the service name, go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services and double click on the service of your choice. The service name will be shown under the general tab in the pop up window.
  For example, if I need to check only start up mode of the SNMP trap service, I will use the following select statement: Select * from Win32_Service Where Name=’SNMPTRAP’
• Now save the script as .vbs file and run it (either from the command line or by double clicking on it).
• The above script only checks the startup mode property of the services. Use any of the following as per your requirement in place of objService.StartMode :
  

  objService.AcceptPause
  objService.AcceptStop
  objService.Description
  objService.DesktopInteract
  objService.DisplayName
  objService.SystemName
  objService.Name
  objService.ServiceType
  objService.State
  objService.ExitCode
  objService.ProcessID
  objService.Caption
  objService.ErrorControl
  objService.PathName
  objService.Started
  objService.StartName

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