Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create XML.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily create an XML representation of my service names and status?
Use the Get-Service cmdlet to retrieve the service information, select the name and status properties,
and pipe the results to the ConvertTo-XML cmdlet. Then to facilitate post processing of the information,
store the results in a variable:
$xml = Get-Service | select name, Status | ConvertTo-Xml