netstop
			
			
			
			
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				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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