It's a bit long winded, but

run "cmd /c at > %windir\temp\atstat.txt"
then open %windir\temp\atstat.txt for reading and see what the first (and only) line says and go from there.

A registry key with current service status would be much nicer, but I can't find one for the life of me!

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Paul Moxey
POS & Senior Network Administrator
Taubmans Pty Ltd
Paul_Moxey@taubmans.com.au

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Paul Moxey POS & Senior Network Administrator BarloworldCoatings (AUST) Pty Ltd