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Default Skeleton Server Services

Name

Description

**Status  **

Startup Type

Log On As

Alerter

Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

COM+ Event System

Provides automatic distribution of events to subscribing COM components.

Started

Manual

LocalSystem

Computer Browser

Maintains an up-to-date list of computers on your network and supplies the list to programs that request it.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

DHCP Client

Manages network configuration by registering and updating IP addresses and DNS names.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Distributed File System

Manages logical volumes distributed across a local or wide area network.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Distributed Link Tracking Client

Sends notifications of files moving between NTFS volumes in a network domain.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Coordinates transactions that are distributed across two or more databases

 message queues

 file systems

 or other transaction protected resource managers.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

DNS Client

Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Event Log

Logs event messages issued by programs and Windows.  Event Log reports contain information that can be useful in diagnosing problems.  Reports are viewed in Event Viewer.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

IIS Admin Service

Allows administration of Web and FTP services through the Internet Information Services snap-in.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

IPSEC Policy Agent

Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

License Logging Service

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Logical Disk Manager

Logical Disk Manager Watchdog Service

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Messenger

Sends and receives messages transmitted by administrators or by the Alerter service.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Network Connections

Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder

 in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.

Started

Manual

LocalSystem

Plug and Play

Manages device installation and configuration and notifies programs of device changes.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Print Spooler

Loads files to memory for later printing.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Protected Storage

Provides protected storage for sensitive data

 such as private keys

 to prevent access by unauthorized services

 processes

 or users.

Started

Automatic

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous RPC services.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Remote Registry Service

Allows remote registry manipulation.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Removable Storage

Manages removable media

 drives

 and libraries.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

RunAs Service

Enables starting processes under alternate credentials

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Security Accounts Manager

Stores security information for local user accounts.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Server

Provides RPC support and file

 print

 and named pipe sharing.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)

Transports electronic mail across the network

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

System Event Notification

Tracks system events such as Windows logon

 network

 and power events.  Notifies COM+ Event System subscribers of these events.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Task Scheduler

Enables a program to run at a designated time.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service

Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

Provides systems management information to and from drivers.

Started

Manual

LocalSystem

Workstation

Provides network connections and communications.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

World Wide Web Publishing Service

Provides Web connectivity and administration through the Internet Information Services snap-in.

Started

Automatic

LocalSystem

Application Management

Provides software installation services such as Assign

 Publish

 and Remove.

Manual

LocalSystem

ClipBook

Supports ClipBook Viewer

 which allows pages to be seen by remote ClipBooks.

Manual

LocalSystem

Distributed Link Tracking Server

Stores information so that files moved between volumes can be tracked for each volume in the domain.

Manual

LocalSystem

Fax Service

Helps you send and receive faxes

Manual

LocalSystem

File Replication

Maintains file synchronization of file directory contents among multiple servers.

Manual

LocalSystem

Indexing Service

Manual

LocalSystem

Internet Connection Sharing

Provides network address translation

 addressing

 and name resolution services for all computers on your home network through a dial-up connection.

Manual

LocalSystem

Intersite Messaging

Allows sending and receiving messages between Windows Advanced Server sites.

Disabled

LocalSystem

Kerberos Key Distribution Center

Generates session keys and grants service tickets for mutual client/server authentication.

Disabled

LocalSystem

Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service

Administrative service for disk management requests

Manual

LocalSystem

Net Logon

Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain.

Manual

LocalSystem

NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Allows authorized people to remotely access your Windows desktop using NetMeeting.

Manual

LocalSystem

Network DDE

Provides network transport and security for dynamic data exchange (DDE).

Manual

LocalSystem

Network DDE DSDM

Manages shared dynamic data exchange and is used by Network DDE

Manual

LocalSystem

NT LM Security Support Provider

Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes.

Manual

LocalSystem

Performance Logs and Alerts

Configures performance logs and alerts.

Manual

LocalSystem

QoS RSVP

Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets.

Manual

LocalSystem

Remote Access Auto Connection Manager

Creates a connection to a remote network whenever a program references a remote DNS or NetBIOS name or address.

Manual

LocalSystem

Remote Access Connection Manager

Creates a network connection.

Manual

LocalSystem

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Manages the RPC name service database.

Manual

LocalSystem

Routing and Remote Access

Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments.

Disabled

LocalSystem

Smart Card

Manages and controls access to a smart card inserted into a smart card reader attached to the computer.

Manual

LocalSystem

Smart Card Helper

Provides support for legacy smart card readers attached to the computer.

Manual

LocalSystem

Telephony

Provides Telephony API (TAPI) support for programs that control telephony devices and IP based voice connections on the local computer and

 through the LAN

 on servers that are also running the service.

Manual

LocalSystem

Telnet

Allows a remote user to log on to the system and run console programs using the command line.

Manual

LocalSystem

Terminal Services

Provides a multisession environment that allows client devices to access a virtual Windows 2000 Professional desktop session and Windows-based programs running on the server.

Disabled

LocalSystem

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer.

Manual

LocalSystem

Utility Manager

Starts and configures accessibility tools from one window 

Manual

LocalSystem

Windows Installer

Installs

 repairs and removes software according to instructions contained in .MSI files.

Manual

LocalSystem

Windows Management Instrumentation

Provides system management information.

Manual

LocalSystem

Windows Time

Sets the computer clock.

Manual

LocalSystem

 

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