Services (win-services) Description

[Per Rollvang]

Hi All!

I am trying to figure out how to get info about different services from
C#.NET.

If I open the Services Applet from Control Panel (WinXP), I have an
'Extended Tab', whitch gives me a description-string, something I don't get
using the framework's System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController object (among
other things it don't seem to give me...).

Anybody got an idea of how I to retrieve this (description-string) using the
framework or via API's?

I use NET 2002, (framework v1.0), WinXP.

TIA

Per Rollvang, MCP.
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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I know this was an issue with V1.0 , I don;t remember if it was corrected
on 1.1, You will have to search the registry for it,
IIRC you will find it under
LocalMachine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ser viceName\Description

Hope this help,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Per Rollvang" <pe*@rollvang.com> wrote in message
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Hi All!

I am trying to figure out how to get info about different services from
C#.NET.

If I open the Services Applet from Control Panel (WinXP), I have an
'Extended Tab', whitch gives me a description-string, something I don't get using the framework's System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController object (among other things it don't seem to give me...).

Anybody got an idea of how I to retrieve this (description-string) using the framework or via API's?

I use NET 2002, (framework v1.0), WinXP.

TIA

Per Rollvang, MCP.
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[Per Rollvang]

I had hoped there was a more elegant solution, but it makes sense...

Thanks a lot, Ignacio.

-Per

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us> wrote
in message news:en**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I know this was an issue with V1.0 , I don;t remember if it was corrected
on 1.1, You will have to search the registry for it,
IIRC you will find it under
LocalMachine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ser viceName\Description

Hope this help,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Per Rollvang" <pe*@rollvang.com> wrote in message
news:em**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi All!

I am trying to figure out how to get info about different services from
C#.NET.

If I open the Services Applet from Control Panel (WinXP), I have an
'Extended Tab', whitch gives me a description-string, something I don't

get

using the framework's System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController object

(among

other things it don't seem to give me...).

Anybody got an idea of how I to retrieve this (description-string) using

the

framework or via API's?

I use NET 2002, (framework v1.0), WinXP.

TIA

Per Rollvang, MCP.
Please reply to the newsgroup.