Help: Windows Services (services.msc) how to save view customizati

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Hi All,

I have a number of XP computers that run low display resolutions (800x600).

The default view when one starts the services.msc app is the "Enhanced" view
which takes a huge amount of screen realestate.

Thus, every time I start services.msc, I end up having to change the view to
"Standard", then expand the service "Name" column, hide the "Console tree"
etc.

This is a major annoyance.

Is there any way to make Windows remember the view state with the
services.msc component?

cheers

Matt.
 
Matt said:
Hi All,

I have a number of XP computers that run low display resolutions (800x600).

The default view when one starts the services.msc app is the "Enhanced" view
which takes a huge amount of screen realestate.

Thus, every time I start services.msc, I end up having to change the view to
"Standard", then expand the service "Name" column, hide the "Console tree"
etc.

This is a major annoyance.

Is there any way to make Windows remember the view state with the
services.msc component?

cheers

Matt.
Click to expand...

Open Windows Explorer, go to the WINDOWS\system32 directory, and
right-click on the services.msc file. One of the options should be
"Author". Select that option and services.msc will open in Author mode.
Now, go to File>Options, change the console mode to "Author Mode" and
apply the changes. Now make all the changes you need to make to the
display, and when you exit services.msc, you will be asked if you want
to save the changes. Select Yes, and services.msc will now always open
using your new console settings.

You can then replace the services.msc file on all your computers with
this revised version.
 
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