comparing strings in VB.net

I have a very simple requirement regarding strings comparison. I have an app which writes to a ini file as a string and when I bring the values back from the ini it kinds of add "" infront of the string. SCENARIO: ======= I have a windows service running which needs to started at a particular time everysunday, so I have developed a small vb interface which writes a time value to a ini file:c:windows\[login to view URL] as hh:mm:ss PM format. but my problem is if I assign this value to the control (textbox or label) and convert it to string it works fine and I can compare , but If set it as just string without assigning it to control it will not validate as it returns "{string}.(because I cannot have controls in service) Please find attached the demo app. Please let me know what am i doing wrong here. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform xp