check windows services running status

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Hi,

i need to know status of the windows services. for example,i need to check it out Textpad.exe service is already running or not. any one can help to find the solutoin.

regards,

sasi

Posted 24-Sep-11 1:10am

ramuksasi

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P.Salini 24-Sep-11 7:17am

Do you want to check it from code

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Simon Bang Terkildsen · Answer 1 · 2011-09-24T01:48:00

Solution 1

That is not possible in "clean" Java, but you can use ProcessBuilder[^] to run the command sc query Textpad and then read the output to determine the state of the service

Posted 24-Sep-11 1:48am

Simon Bang Terkildsen

TorstenH. · Answer 2 · 2011-09-25T19:43:00

Solution 2

here: http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0610.html[^]

you can find a small example code to checking whether a certain program is currently executed.

Posted 25-Sep-11 19:43pm

TorstenH.