how can I remove a service from windows?

[nageov3t]

so, I've got this windows 2008 server... I was installing a program on it and the install failed about 90% of the way through due to permissions issues. re-ran it again as admin and had the same issue, but now I'm left with one of the services related to the app stuck in the services menu and I think it's the reason I can't reinstall the app correctly.

any thoughts on how I can ferret out where it's running from and remove it from the services menu? I checked in the registry and there's nothing in there relating to this program that I can find (usual string would be like local machine -> software -> software name). there's nothing listed in add/remove programs for it either.

I checked the path to executable under the rogue service that's running and the exe file doesn't actually exist in there (show hidden/system files is enabled).

any thoughts on how I can remove this damn thing?

 

[yinan]

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services.

There should be a short name for the service listed on the properties of the service from services.msc. Delete that key.

 

[Tbirdkid]

I dont know if you should just get rid of the service. try the msi cleanup tool first. if that doesnt work then use the registry and get rid of it.

 

[nageov3t]

I dont know if you should just get rid of the service. try the msi cleanup tool first. if that doesnt work then use the registry and get rid of it.

program isn't in the cleanup tool to be removed.. removed all the registry strings that I could find, but this stupid service is still in the services list :\ (although the service now gets the error "failed to read description. error code: 2")

 

[amdhunter]

Try using Autoruns: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
Go to the services section, and uncheck or delete the entry.

 

[Ken90630]

Can you find the service in services.msc and just disable it there? I'd think that would be the quickest/easiest way.

 

[Nothinman]

Can you find the service in services.msc and just disable it there? I'd think that would be the quickest/easiest way.

Except that won't actually remove it.