Get service status from remote server using powershell

Question

How to get the service status for a remote computer that needs a user name and password to log in?

I am trying to find a solution using the following code:

Answer 1

Just like Morton's answer, but using New-PSDrive for the share and Remove the share to tidy up.

New-PSDrive -Name tempDriveName –PSProvider FileSystem –Root “\\server\c$” -Credential $Cred
$service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ComputerName $MachineName 
Remove-PSDrive -Name tempDriveName