Enable
Enables a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 system service or a device driver The enable command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console
enable {service_name | device_driver_name} [startup_type]
Parameters
service_name
The name of the system service you want to enable.
device_driver_name
The name of the device driver you want to enable.
startup_type
The startup type that you want to designate for the service or device driver. Valid startup types are:
| • | SERVICE_BOOT_START |
| • | SERVICE_SYSTEM_START |
| • | SERVICE_AUTO_START |
| • | SERVICE_DEMAND_START |
Example
The following example sets the startup type for the Eventlog service to Automatic or SERVICE_AUTO_START:
enable eventlog service_auto_start
Note
| • | If you do not designate a startup type, the enable command lists the current startup type for the service or device driver you specified in service_name. |
| • | When you use the enable command to change a startup type, the previous startup type's name will display on the screen. You should write this name down in case you need to restore the startup type to the previous setting. |
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