netstop
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Updated: January 21, 2005
Stops a running service.
Syntax
net stopService
Parameters
Service
Stops the specified service. The following table
lists values for Service.
ValueDescriptionRemarksalerterStops the
Alerter service.Stop the Alerter service that sends
alert messages to specified users that are connected
to the server computer. Alert messages warn users
about security, access, and user session problems.
Use Server Manager (that is, systemroot\System32\Srvmgr.exe)
to specify the administrators who you want to
receive administrative alerts. Server Manager is
available on Windows 2000 Server computers only.
Alert messages are sent as messages from the server
to a user's computer. The Messenger service must be
running on the user's computer for the user to
receive alert messages. browserStops the
Computer Browser service.The Computer Browser
service maintains an up-to-date list of computers on
your network and supplies the list to programs that
request it. "client service for netware"Stops
the Client Service for NetWare service.This command
is available only if you have installed Client
Service for NetWare. clipbookStops the
ClipBook service.ClipBook permits you to cut and
paste text and graphics over the network. The
ClipBook service supports ClipBook Viewer, which
allows pages to be seen by remote ClipBooks. dhcp
clientYou cannot stop or pause the DHCP Client
service.The DHCP Client service manages network
configuration by registering and updating IP
addresses and DNS names. The DHCP Client service
supports obtaining an IP address from the DHCP
service. file replicationStarts the File
Replication service. messengerStops the
Messenger service.The Messenger service enables a
computer to receive messages. A message is sent to a
computer using the names assigned to the computer as
identification. netlogonStops the Net Logon
service.The Net Logon service verifies logon
requests and controls domain-wide replication of the
user accounts database. Stop the Net Logon service
on all the servers in a domain that use a copy of
the domain's user accounts database. "nt lm
security support provider"Stops the NT LM
Security Support Provider service.This command is
available only if you have installed the NT LM
Security Support Provider. "remote access
connection manager"Stops the Remote Access
Connection Manager service.This command is available
only if you have installed the Remote Access
Service. "routing and remote access"Stops the
Routing and Remote Access service. rpclocatorStops
the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
service.Allows distributed applications to use the
Microsoft RPC name service. The Remote Procedure
Call (RPC) Locator service is the RPC name service
for Microsoft Windows XP. The RPC Locator manages
the RPC name service database. The server side of
the distributed application registers its
availability with the RPC Locator service. The
client side of the distributed application queries
the RPC Locator service to find available compatible
server applications. scheduleStops the Task
Scheduler service.With Task Scheduler, you can start
programs at a specified time with the at
command. You might need to have other services
running before you can run scheduled commands. Task
Scheduler is initially configured to run in the
System account on the local computer. When Task
Scheduler runs using this account, there are no
restrictions on the jobs that you can run with Task
Scheduler. However, these jobs have limited network
access because the System account on a local
computer is not recognized by other computers. To
overcome network access limitations, you can
configure Task Scheduler to run in a user's account.
If you do this, jobs executed by Task Schedule are
governed by the user account's network access.
However, because Task Scheduler is not using the
local System account in this case, you can only run
jobs that do not require the presence of a window.
serverStops the Server service.You can use
the Server service to share server resources with
users on the network.spoolerStops the Print
Spooler service.The Print Spooler service loads
files to memory for printing."tcp/ip netbios
helper"Stops the NetBIOS helper over TCP
service, which enables NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)
services.NetBT services provide NetBIOS data grams,
NetBIOS sessions, and NetBIOS name management (such
as name registration and resolution) for NetBIOS
applications that are using the TCP/IP protocol.
This command is available only if the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is installed as a
component in the properties of a network adapter in
Network Connections. upsStops the
Uninterruptible Power Supply service.The
Uninterruptible Power Supply service manages an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the
computer.You can configure the Uninterruptible Power
Supply service by using Power Options in Control
Panel. If you configure the Uninterruptible Power
Supply service to execute a command file upon
shutdown the command file must finish running in 30
seconds. A run time that is greater than 30 seconds
threatens the capability of graceful system shutdown
completing successfully. workstationStops the
Workstation service.The Workstation service enables
a computer to connect to and use network resources.
net helpCommand
Displays help for the specified net command.
Remarks
- The set of services and applications you see might vary
depending on the options you selected during installation or
configuration.
- Use net stop to stop a service and remove the
software from memory.
-
Stopping the Server service prevents users from gaining
access to the computer's shared resources. If you stop the
Server service when users are using server resources, a warning
message appears. A y (that is, yes) response
cancels all connections to the computer. Before you stop the
Server service, do the following:
- Use net pause to pause the service, which
prevents new connections.
- Use net send to send a message that advises users
to disconnect from the server resources.
- If a service name contains spaces, use quotation marks
around the text (for example, "Service Name").
- Net stop can also stop services not provided with
Windows XP.
- For more information about services, see Related Topics.
- Some services are dependent on other services.
Examples
The following command stops the Server service:
net stop
server
Enclose service names with two or more words in quotation
marks. For example, the following command stops the Client
Service for Netware service:
net stop "client service for netware"
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