Starting/stopping Windows NT services from the commandline using the net start and net stop commands is
valuable those who prefer the commandline interface and for scheduling the
stopping of services and later restart of services after backups. The net start/stop commands require the service name listed under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
The services applet in Control Panel uses the DisplayName. The net command
does not recognize the DisplayName. This is true for any service. For IIS
specifically: the service names and displaynames are:
Service name | DisplayName |
Iisadmin | IIS Admin Service |
Msftpsvc | FTP Publishing Service |
Nntpsvc | Microsoft NNTP Service |
Smtpsvc | Microsoft SMTP Service |
W3svc | World Wide Web Publishing Service |
