Enabling the windows messenger service

[Microbyte]

Is it possible to enable the windows messenger service (famous net send) with a vb .net code??
I suppose the answer is yes!

Can you explin me how to do it? If possible, remotly!

[gigemboy]

You can use the ServiceController class in order to start and stop services. An example of starting the "Themes" service is below:

Dim MyController As New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController("Themes")
        If MyController.Status = ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped Then
            MyController.Start()
            MsgBox("successfully started!")
        Else
            MsgBox("Its already started!")
        End If

Just need to replace "Themes" with the service that it is...

**Note - this does not take into account any error handling if there are problems with trying to start or stop

[Microbyte]

Thank u very much! The code has worked!

Is there any way to make the same thing but remotly (in a LAN)??

[gigemboy]

well if you look at the ServiceController class, you will see that there is another overloaded constructor that accepts the machine name as a parameter (i think If I remember correctly), and I believe that you just tack it on after the service name, like:

Dim MyController As New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController("Themes", MachineName)

[Microbyte]

OK Thank you very much!
I'll try that!

So, to terminate the project I need to have a list of network computers (LAN)
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=392041

Can you help me?