How to start or stop services on the Windows XP Services console?

If you want to start or stop a service on the Windows XP Services console, you can follow this tutorial:

1. Start the Services console as shown in the previous tutorial.

2. Scroll service list up and down to locate the service that you are interested in, for example "Print Spooler".

3. Double-click on "Print Spooler". You will see the "Print Spooler Properties" screen showing up with the "General" tab.

4. If the service status is "Started", you can click the "Stop" button on the General tab to stop it.

5. If the service status is "Stopped", you can click the "Start" button on the General tab to start it.

6. Wait for the system to stop or start the selected service and watch the "Service Control" progress window:

Windows is attempting to stop/start the following service 
on Local Computer...
   Print Spooler

7. When it's done, the service status will be changed.

Picture below shows you how to use Services console to stop or start services

⇒Services Console on Windows XP

⇒⇒Windows XP Services Tutorials