disabling the SQL Server Service (2005)

Hello:
I know that there are times when certain SQL services, like the browser
service, can be disabled when the service is not needed.
I recently read somewhere that there are times when one would want to
actually disable the SQL Server service. Why is that? Isn't the Server
service the service that runs the database engine?
Thanks!
childofthe1980s> Isn't the Server
> service the service that runs the database engine?
Correct. The only reason I can see is if you don't *want* to start the SQL Server instance for some
reason, and don't want to be able to start it by mistake...
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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:
> I know that there are times when certain SQL services, like the browser
> service, can be disabled when the service is not needed.
> I recently read somewhere that there are times when one would want to
> actually disable the SQL Server service. Why is that? Isn't the Server
> service the service that runs the database engine?
> Thanks!
> childofthe1980s