sc.exe which is also a Windows NT Resource Kit commandline utility, has overlapping capabilities and more, particularly the depend= option. To get a listing of options, type
sc config /?
Falk Schmal & Torsten Sprejz have released a freeware utility, Service Manager NT which will
- Start, Stop, Pause or Continue services
- Get a lot of information about any services without admin access
- Edit service properties
- Edit service dependencies
- Remove services
- Administer services across a domain
- Multiple language support
And don't forget the native NT console commands
net start
net stop
net pause
For syntax help, use
net help start
net help stop
net
help pause