ActivateService
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This function is called to load a service.
Syntax
HANDLE ActivateService(
LPCWSTR lpszDevKey,
DWORD dwClientInfo
);
Parameters
- lpszDevKey
[in] Pointer to the string that contains the name of the service to load. Information concerning the service's DLL name and other parameters is specified in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\lpszDevKey.
- dwClientInfo
[in] Reserved and should be set to zero.
Return Value
A handle to the service is returned on success. A NULL value is returned on failure. For extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
Once ActivateService has been called, Services.exe retrieves information about the service in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\lpszDevKey and loads the service as if it were being loaded upon system initialization.
Requirements
| Header | service.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Concepts
Services.exe Registry Settings