>The type in your List must implement the IComparable interface in order for the Sort to be able to work. I just checked and ServiceController does not seem to implement that interface ... so I don't think that's going to work for you at all.

Just write your own (see my reply to Kevin) :-}

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>I can think of three workarounds off the top of my head (haven't tried either one):
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>1) Have two Lists, one that is simply a list of names of the services that you can sort, then of course you'd have to find the corresponding service in your Services list.
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>2) Use a Dictionary or a SortedDictionary, where the Key is the ServiceName and the Value is the actual Service class.
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>3) Use a SortedList.
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>~~Bonnie
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>>I have loaded a list with Windows Services:
>>
>>

>>public static List<ServiceController> GetAllServices()
>>{
>>    ServiceController[] Temp = ServiceController.GetServices();
>>    List<ServiceController> Services = new List<ServiceController>(Temp);
>>    Services.Sort();
>>
>>    return Services;
>>}
>>

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>>The Sort line throws the error "Failed to compare two elements in the array." Google hits are obscure on this. Anyone know what this is about?