Trouble with stopping the Apache Server 2.0

Dear friends,
Apparently I have trouble with stopping the Apache server once
started. I have just installed the server and made appropriate changes
and left the things that should be left default.
I can sucessefully start the service by the command
apache -k start

It starts the service call apache2.

But when I try to to stop this service with the command

apache -k stop

It gives me the command
Failed to stop the service.

If you guys got a clue do let me know about it. By the way I am using
ME.

Regards.

On 04 Sep 2004, aprzaveri@hotmail.com (aprzaveri) wrote in
news:4951e887.0409032149.6b19024e@posting.google.c om:

> I can sucessefully start the service by the command
> apache -k start
>
> It starts the service call apache2.
>
> But when I try to to stop this service with the command
>
> apache -k stop
>
> It gives me the command
> Failed to stop the service.
>
> If you guys got a clue do let me know about it. By the way I am
> using ME.

Windows ME doesn't have services like Windows NT/2000/XP has, so I'm
not surprised you get an error message like that. As I recall, when you
start Apache on that operating system, it runs in a console window, and
to stop the program, you have to kill the console window. I believe
there is more about this at the Apache web site. Have you looked there?