Have you tried running the net command without the quotes?
Gary
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'--'Hi everyone,
'--'I have a service name "* Digital OCR *".
'--'How can I start and stop the services, from the command line.
'--'Because of asterisk symbol I get the following when I perform
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'--'NET START "* Digital OCR *"
'--'The service name is invalid.
'--'More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.
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'--'Any input is greatly appreciated.
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'--'Thanks!
'--'Raj
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