"(code) Check for particular services running on remote WinNT host(s)" does what I think you're asking for, brotherDep.   I expect there's a Win32 module to do that very thing, but I didn't have time at the time to (find|figure) it out, so used system call and backticks around netsvc.exe.
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    Don
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