title: How to tell, using Perl, if a windows service is stalled, but still running
body: <p>I have a problem that probably is not unique, but certainly does not seem to be widely reported.</p>
  
  <p>I need a method to ping a windows service that will tell me if it has stalled out, even if windows is reporting that it is running.</p>
  
  <p>I would prefer to use have a Perl solution but would accept any solution that someone can come up with.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,
  Jeremy</p>