Index: win_installer/src/lams-start.nsi
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diff -u -rae13f2caa2572e368b592d80912e09782ce5a56a -r4f08a4b09d39d6ac6a50507d97eacda49bb40f96
--- win_installer/src/lams-start.nsi	(.../lams-start.nsi)	(revision ae13f2caa2572e368b592d80912e09782ce5a56a)
+++ win_installer/src/lams-start.nsi	(.../lams-start.nsi)	(revision 4f08a4b09d39d6ac6a50507d97eacda49bb40f96)
@@ -35,9 +35,80 @@
     SetSilent silent
 FunctionEnd
 
+# http://nsis.sourceforge.net/StrStr
+#
+!define StrStr "!insertmacro StrStr"
+ 
+!macro StrStr ResultVar String SubString
+  Push `${String}`
+  Push `${SubString}`
+  Call StrStr
+  Pop `${ResultVar}`
+!macroend
+ 
+Function StrStr
+/*After this point:
+  ------------------------------------------
+  $R0 = SubString (input)
+  $R1 = String (input)
+  $R2 = SubStringLen (temp)
+  $R3 = StrLen (temp)
+  $R4 = StartCharPos (temp)
+  $R5 = TempStr (temp)*/
+ 
+  ;Get input from user
+  Exch $R0
+  Exch
+  Exch $R1
+  Push $R2
+  Push $R3
+  Push $R4
+  Push $R5
+ 
+  ;Get "String" and "SubString" length
+  StrLen $R2 $R0
+  StrLen $R3 $R1
+  ;Start "StartCharPos" counter
+  StrCpy $R4 0
+ 
+  ;Loop until "SubString" is found or "String" reaches its end
+  ${Do}
+    ;Remove everything before and after the searched part ("TempStr")
+    StrCpy $R5 $R1 $R2 $R4
+ 
+    ;Compare "TempStr" with "SubString"
+    ${IfThen} $R5 == $R0 ${|} ${ExitDo} ${|}
+    ;If not "SubString", this could be "String"'s end
+    ${IfThen} $R4 >= $R3 ${|} ${ExitDo} ${|}
+    ;If not, continue the loop
+    IntOp $R4 $R4 + 1
+  ${Loop}
+ 
+/*After this point:
+  ------------------------------------------
+  $R0 = ResultVar (output)*/
+ 
+  ;Remove part before "SubString" on "String" (if there has one)
+  StrCpy $R0 $R1 `` $R4
+ 
+  ;Return output to user
+  Pop $R5
+  Pop $R4
+  Pop $R3
+  Pop $R2
+  Pop $R1
+  Exch $R0
+FunctionEnd
+
 Section
-    nsExec::ExecToStack 'sc.exe start LAMSv2'
+    nsExec::ExecToStack 'sc start LAMSv2'
     Pop $0
     Pop $1
-    MessageBox MB_OK "Started LAMSv2 service...$\r$\n$1."
-SectionEnd
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+    ${StrStr} $2 $1 "START_PENDING"
+    ${If} $2 == ""
+        MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP "Could not start LAMSv2 service: $\r$\n$1"
+    ${Else}
+        MessageBox MB_OK "Started LAMSv2 service.  Please wait a minute or two while LAMS starts up."
+    ${EndIf}
+SectionEnd
+
Index: win_installer/src/lams-stop.nsi
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diff -u -rae13f2caa2572e368b592d80912e09782ce5a56a -r4f08a4b09d39d6ac6a50507d97eacda49bb40f96
--- win_installer/src/lams-stop.nsi	(.../lams-stop.nsi)	(revision ae13f2caa2572e368b592d80912e09782ce5a56a)
+++ win_installer/src/lams-stop.nsi	(.../lams-stop.nsi)	(revision 4f08a4b09d39d6ac6a50507d97eacda49bb40f96)
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 FunctionEnd
 
 Section
-    nsExec::ExecToStack 'sc.exe stop LAMSv2'
+    nsExec::ExecToStack 'sc stop LAMSv2'
     Pop $0
     Pop $1
-    MessageBox MB_OK "Stopping LAMSv2 service...$\r$\n$1."
+    MessageBox MB_OK "Stopped LAMSv2 service."
 SectionEnd
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