Technology Notebook

Windows 2000/XP::Default Services

From: Microsoft

The following table lists the default services for a typical installation of Windows XP Professional, along with their default startup settings. Your list of services might be different, depending on the components selected during installation and any additional programs that have been installed.

Service	Startup Type	Log On As	Additional information
Alerter	Manual	Local Service
Application Layer Gateway	Manual	Local Service
Application Management	Manual	Local System
Automatic Updates	Automatic	Local System
Background Intelligent Transfer Service	Manual	Network Service	For information about troubleshooting problems associated with this service, see Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) inactive job timeout
ClipBook	Manual	Local System
COM+ Event System	Manual	Local System
COM+ System Application	Manual	Local System
Computer Browser	Automatic	Local System
Cryptographic Services	Automatic	Local System
DHCP Client	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Link Tracking Client	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Transaction Coordinator	Manual	Network Service
DNS Client	Automatic	Network Service
Error Reporting	Automatic	Local System
Event Log	Automatic	Local System
Fast User Switching Compatibility	Manual	Local System
Help and Support	Automatic	Local System
Human Interface Device Access	Disabled	Local System
IMAPI CD-Burning COM	Manual	Local System
Indexing Service	Manual	Local System	You can use Indexing Service to index documents and document properties on your disks and store the information in a catalog. For more information, see Indexing Service
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)/Internet Connection Sharing	Automatic	Local System
Internet Connection Sharing	Manual	Local System
IPSec Services	Automatic	Local System
Logical Disk Manager	Automatic	Local System
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service	Manual	Local System
Messenger	Automatic	Local Service	This service must be running for alert notifications to be received. For more information about performance, see Introduction to Performance This service must be running on recipient computers so that those computers can receive console messages. For more information about console messages, see Send Console Message
MS Software Shadow Copy Provider	Manual	Local System
Net Logon	Automatic	Local System
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing	Manual	Local System
Network Connections	Manual	Local System
Network DDE	Manual	Local System
Network DDE DSDM	Manual	Local System
Network Location Awareness (NLA)	Manual	Local System
NT LM Security Support Provider	Manual	Local System
Performance Logs and Alerts	Manual	Network Service
Plug and Play	Automatic	Local System
Portable media serial number	Automatic	Local System
Print Spooler	Automatic	Local System	If you are having trouble with a printer not responding, you can try restarting this service. This cancels all pending print jobs.
Protected Storage	Automatic	Local System
QoS RSVP	Manual	Local System
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Access Connection Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager	Manual	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)	Automatic	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator	Manual	Network Service
Remote Registry	Automatic	Local Service	For troubleshooting performance problems relating to this service, see Troubleshooting
Removable Storage	Manual	Local System
Routing and Remote Access	Manual	Local System
Secondary Logon	Automatic	Local System	For more information about the Secondary Logon service, see To start the Secondary Logon service
Security Accounts Manager	Automatic	Local System
Server	Automatic	Local System	Stopping this service disconnects any open sessions with a remote computer.
Shell Hardware Detection	Automatic	Local System
Smart Card	Manual	Local Service
Smart Card Helper	Manual	Local Service
SSDP Discovery	Manual	Local Service
System Event Notification	Automatic	Local System
System Restore Service	Automatic	Local System
Task Scheduler	Automatic	Local System
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper	Automatic	Local Service
Telephony	Manual	Local System
Telnet	Manual	Local System
Terminal Services	Manual	Local System
Themes	Automatic	Local System
Uninterruptable Power Supply	Manual	Local Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host	Manual	Local System
Upload Manager	Automatic	Local System
Utility Manager	Manual	Local System
Volume Shadow Copy	Manual	Local System
WebClient	Automatic	Local Service
Windows Audio	Automatic	Local System
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)	Manual	Local System
Windows Installer	Manual	Local System
Windows Management Instrumentation	Automatic	Local System
Windows Time	Automatic	Local System
Wireless Zero Configuration service	Automatic	Local System
WMI Performance Adapter	Manual	Local System
Workstation	Automatic	Local System