(SC) DeleteService FAILED 1072

Question

Last time I create WAS profile and WASService then I try to config and run many script for learn how to config WAS, Finally it crash so i use wasprofile delete this profile

Answer 1

What I've done is go to this location in regedit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

From here, you will see a folder for every service on your machine. Simply delete the folder for the service you wish, and you're done.

N.B: Stop the service before you try this.

Answer 2

Logging-out and logging-in again close all blocking apps thus resolves the problem.

Answer 3

I had the same error due to a typo in the service name, i was trying to delete the service display name instead of the service name. Once I used the right service name it worked fine

Answer 4

I had this error also, make sure the exe the service is pointing to is stopped. Also make sure you don't have any Windows dialog boxes behind your other windows. That is why mine wasn't deleting. There was a windows message behind it saying this service has been deleted or something similar.. just had to click ok, there it went.