How to delete a service in windows server 2008/server 2003/xp/ vista. Note: There are some services which are system specific and cannot be stopped, Be careful while deleting a service The command to delete the service is "sc delete " The above command executes in DOS prompt. An error will will come when you execute this command: "[SC] OpenService FAILED 5:" To remove this error and to execute the command in good manner. When you open the command prompt , run it as administrator and then type : "sc delete " This is how to delete the service Start/Stop the service You can also start the service by Control panel-->administrative tools--> Services Right Click on the selected service and start/stop it Ps Note: Before deleting a service in windows server 2008/server 2003/xp/ vista you should confirm the name of service and research in google the effect after you delete a service. It is difficult to recall the service back...