Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
From: =?Utf-8?B?QW50ZWF1cw==?=
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: Start a service using a short cut on Desktop

You don't launch a service by calling its executable. You do so by way of a

NET START command.

The servicename is often the exe's name without the extension, you can find
this in services.msc if in doubt.