Check if the Print Spooler Service is running?

[audigex]

Hi all

I've managed to find this in VB.net, but I can't seem to find a native method to check whether the Print Spooler service is running (and, optionally, start/restart it if not)

Is there a library or snippet anyone can point me towards?

Thanks

[Bonnie West]

See the Shell object's IsServiceRunning, ServiceStart and ServiceStop methods. Here's an example:

Option Explicit 'In a standard Module

Private Sub Main()
    With CreateObject("Shell.Application")  'Or New Shell if Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation is referenced
        If .IsServiceRunning("Spooler") Then
            .ServiceStop "Spooler", False
        Else
            .ServiceStart "Spooler", False
        End If
    End With
End Sub

[dilettante]

Most services can only be started and stopped by an elevated process.

This entire topic is an administration issue and not something an application should be playing with anyway. If somebody is shutting down the spooler you have bigger fish to fry. Just restarting it isn't a viable solution.