Verify Service State on Multiple Computers

Submitted By: CJH

Language: VBScript

Description: Determines whether a particular service is installed and if it is running or stopped. Results are written to a user-designated file.

Script Code

On Error Resume Next

InputFile = InputBox("Enter path to text file list of computers to process")
OutputFile = InputBox("Enter path and text file name that will contain output from script.")
Service = InputBox("Enter display name of service to scan for. Type name EXACTLY as it is " & _
    "seen in Computer Management\Services in the Computer Management MMC.")

Set oFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = oFS.OpenTextFile(InputFile)
Set fr = oFS.CreateTextFile(OutputFile, True)

Computers = f.ReadAll
f.Close
arrComputers = Split(Computers,  vbCrLf)

fr.WriteLine("Server" & vbTab & "Services" & vbTab & "State")

For Each strComputer in arrComputers
	Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
    strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
	Set colRunningServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Service")

	For Each objService in colRunningServices 
		If objService.DisplayName = Service Then
			fr.WriteLine(strComputer & vbTab & objService.DisplayName & vbTab & objService.State)
		End If
	Next
Next
MsgBox "Service gathering complete", 0, "Info"

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