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How do I change the display name of a c++ windows service?

Where can I set the display name in the Service Control Manager of a c++ app?

+3  A: 

ChangeServiceConfig2

Roger Lipscombe  2008-10-31 16:16:57
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It's in the registry, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/[yourservicekey]/DisplayName

Arkadiy  2008-10-31 16:36:48
Registry can be found in Start->run->regedit
Andreas  2010-06-16 07:26:15
you can find out the [yourservicekey] as following: Start->Run->cmd.exeType:sc.exe GetKeyName [display_name_of_service_that_you_want_to_change]
Andreas  2010-06-16 07:27:15

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