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By Tim Fisher, About.com

What is the Disable Command?:

The disable command is a Recovery Console command used to disable services or device drivers.

Disable Command Syntax:

disable servicename

servicename  = This is the name of the specific service or driver you want to disable.

Disable Command Examples:
disable netman

In the above example, the disable command is used to disable the netman service, the service in Windows that manages network connections.

Note: When you disable a service or driver, the previous startup type for the service or driver is displayed on screen. Be sure to write this down in case you need to enable it again in the future using the enable command.

Disable Command Availability:

The disable command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Disable Related Commands:

The disable command is often used the listsvc and enable commands.

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