ServiceStatusConstants

The runtime-state values a service reports to the SCM through ServiceManager.ReportStatus. The same numeric values are returned by ServiceState.CurrentState (typed as a plain Long) and rendered as text by ServiceState.CurrentStateText.

The values mirror the Win32 SERVICE_* state constants. The vb prefix is a historical hold-over from VB6’s coding conventions.

Constant	Value	Description
vbServiceStatusStopped	1	The service is not running. Set by the service immediately before EntryPoint returns; also the initial state the SCM stores when the service is registered.
vbServiceStatusStartPending	2	The service is starting up. Set by the package’s dispatcher trampoline before it calls EntryPoint; services with long start-up sequences should also re-report this state periodically together with a `WaitHint` so the SCM does not declare the service hung.
vbServiceStatusStopPending	3	The service has acknowledged a stop request and is shutting down. Typically reported from ChangeState immediately on receipt of vbServiceControlStop.
vbServiceStatusRunning	4	The service has reached steady state. Reported from EntryPoint once initialisation is complete; this is what `services.msc` shows as “Running”.
vbServiceStatusContinuePending	5	The service has acknowledged a continue request and is resuming. Reported from ChangeState on vbServiceControlContinue.
vbServiceStatusPausePending	6	The service has acknowledged a pause request. Reported from ChangeState on vbServiceControlPause.
vbServiceStatusPaused	7	The service has reached the paused state. Reported from EntryPoint once the pause loop is active.