Windows
XP Professional Services Configurations |
Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need
it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Alerter |
Alerter |
services.exe |
Workstation |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Application
Layer Gateway Service |
ALG |
alg.exe |
None |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Application
Management |
AppMgmt |
svchost.exe |
None |
Yes. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto
Updates |
wuauserv |
svchost.exe |
None |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Background
Intelligent Transfer Service |
BITS |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC), Workstation |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
ClipBook |
ClipSrv |
clipsrv.exe |
Network DDE |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
COM+
Event System |
EventSystem |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
COM+
System Application |
COMSysApp |
dllhost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Computer
Browser |
Browser |
svchost.exe |
Server,
Workstation |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Cryptographic
Services |
CryptSvc |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Manual |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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DHCP
Client |
Dhcp |
svchost.exe |
AFD
Networking Support Environment, NetBios over TCP/IP, TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
Maybe. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Auto |
Distributed
Link Tracking Client |
TrkWks |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Distributed
Transaction Coordinator |
MSDTC |
msdtc.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC), Security Accounts Manager |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
DNS
Client |
Dnscache |
svchost.exe |
TCP/IP
Protocol Driver |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Error
Reporting Service |
ERSvc |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Never. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Event
Log |
Eventlog |
services.exe |
None |
Yes. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Fast
User Switching Compatibility |
FastUserSwitching
Compatibility |
svchost.exe |
Terminal
Services |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Fax
Service |
FAX |
fxssvc.exe |
Plug
and Play, Print Spooler, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Telephony |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
FTP
Publishing Service |
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inetinfo.exe |
IIS Admin |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Help and
Support |
helpsvc |
svchost,exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Human
Interface Device Access |
HidServ |
svchost,exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
IIS
Admin |
IISADMIN |
inetinfo.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC), Security Accounts Manager |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
IMAPI
CD-Burning COM Service |
ImapiService |
imapi.exe |
None |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Indexing
Service |
cisvc |
cisvc.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Never. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Internet
Connection Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing |
SharedAccess |
svchost.exe |
Application
Layer Gateway Service, Network Connections, Network Location Awareness,
Remote Access Connection Manager |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
IPSEC
Services |
PolicyAgent |
lsass,exe |
IPSEC
driver, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Logical
Disk Manager |
dmserver |
svchost.exe |
Plug
and Play, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Logical
Disk Manager Administrative Service |
dmadmin |
dmadmin.exe |
Logical
Disk Manager, Plug and Play, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Message
Queuing |
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mqsvc.exe |
Distributed
Transaction Coordinator, Message Queuing access control, NT LM Security
Support Provider, Reliable Multicast Protocol driver, Remote Procedure Call
(RPC), Server |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Message
Queuing Triggers |
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mqtgsvc.exe |
Message
Queuing |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Messenger |
Messenger |
services.exe |
NetBIOS
Interface, Plug and Play, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Workstation |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
MS
Software Shadow Copy Provider |
SwPrv |
dllhost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Net
Login |
Netlogon |
lsass.exe |
Workstation |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
NetMeeting
Remote Desktop Sharing |
mnmsrvc |
mnmsrvc.exe |
None |
Never. |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Network
Connections |
Netman |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Vital. |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Auto |
Manual |
Network
DDE |
NetDDE |
netdde.exe |
Network
DDE DSDM |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Network
DDE DSDM |
NetDDE
dsdm |
netdde.exe |
AFD
Networking Support Enviroment, TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Network
Location Awareness (NLA) |
Nla |
svchost.exe |
None |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
NT
LM Security Support Provider |
NtLmSsp |
lsass.exe |
None |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Performance
Logs and Alerts |
SysmonLog |
smlogsvc.exe |
None |
Never. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Plug and
Play |
PlugPlay |
services.exe |
None |
Vital. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Portable
Media Serial Number |
WmdmPmSp |
svchost.exe |
None |
Never. |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Print
Spooler |
Spooler |
spoolsv.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Protected
Storage |
ProtectedStorage |
lsass.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
QoS
RSVP |
RSVP |
rsvp.exe |
AFD
Networking Support Environment, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), TCP/IP Protocol
Driver |
No |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Remote
Access Auto Connection Manager |
RasAuto |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Access Connection Manager, Telephony |
Maybe. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Remote
Access Connection Manager |
RasMan |
svchost.exe |
Telephony |
Maybe. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Remote
Desktop Help Session Manager |
RDSessMgr |
sessmgr.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
RpcSs |
svchost.exe |
None
(but everything depends on IT!) |
Vital. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) Locator |
RpcLocator |
locator.exe |
Workstation |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Remote
Registry Service |
RemoteRegistry |
svchost.exe |
None |
Never. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Removable
Storage |
NtmsSvc |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
RIP
Listener |
|
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Routing
and Remote Access |
RemoteAccess |
svchost.exe |
NetBIOSGroup,
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Secondary
Logon |
seclogon |
svchost.exe |
None |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Security
Accounts Manager |
SamSs |
lsass.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Server |
lanmanserver |
svchost.exe |
None |
Maybe. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Shell
Hardware Detection |
ShellHWDetection |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Simple
Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) |
SMTPSVC |
inetinfo.exe |
Event
Log, IIS Admin |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Simple
TCP/IP Services |
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tcpsvcs.exe |
AFD
Networking Support Environment |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Smart
Card |
SCardSvr |
SCardSvr.exe |
Plug and
Play |
Never. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Smart
Card Helper |
SCardDrv |
SCardSvr.exe |
None |
Never. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
SNMP
Service |
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snmp.exe |
Event Log |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
SNMP
Trap Service |
|
snmptrap.exe |
Event Log |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
SSDP
Discovery Service |
SSDPSRV |
svchost.exe |
None |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
System
Event Notification |
SENS |
svchost.exe |
COM+
Event System |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
System
Restore Service |
srservice |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Never. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Task
Scheduler |
Schedule |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
TCP/IP
NetBIOS Helper Service |
LmHosts |
svchost.exe |
AFD
Networking Support Enviroment, NetBios over TCP/IP |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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TCP/IP
Printer Server |
LPDSVC |
tcpsvcs.exe |
Print
Spooler, TCP/IP Protocol Driver |
Not
Installed. |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Telephony |
TapiSrv |
svchost.exe |
Plug
and Play, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Maybe. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Telnet |
TlntSvr |
tlntsvr.exe |
NT
LM Security Support Provider, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), TCP/IP Protocol
Driver |
Never. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Terminal
Services |
TermService |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Themes |
Themes |
svchost.exe |
None |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Uninterruptible
Power Supply |
UPS |
ups.exe |
None |
No. |
Disabled |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Universal
Plug and Play Device Host |
UPNPhost |
svchost.exe |
SSDP
Discovery Service |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Upload
Manager |
uploadmgr |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Volume
Shadow Copy |
VSS |
vssvc.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
WebClient |
WebClient |
svchost.exe |
WebDav
Client Redirector |
Never. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
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Display Name |
Service Name |
Process Name |
Dependencies |
Need it? |
MINE |
DEFAULT |
"SAFE" |
Internet Gateway |
Gaming |
(Vital, Yes, Maybe, No, Not Installed, Never) |
Pro |
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Windows
Audio |
AudioSrv |
svchost.exe |
Plug
and Play, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Vital. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Disabled
(no sound card in this system) |
Auto |
Windows
Image Acquisition (WIA) |
stisvc |
svchost.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Windows
Installer |
MSIServer |
msiexec.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
Yes. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Windows
Management Instrumentation |
Minmgmt |
svchost.exe |
Event
Log, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
Vital. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Windows
Management Instrumentation Driver Extension |
Wmi |
svchost.exe |
None |
Yes. |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Manual |
Windows
Time |
W32Time |
svchost.exe |
None |
No. |
Disabled |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Wireless
Zero Configuration |
WZCSVC |
svchost.exe |
NDIS
Usermode I/O Protocol, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Manual |
Auto |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
WMI
Performance Adapter |
WmiApSrv |
wmiapsrv.exe |
Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) |
No. |
Manual |
Manual |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Disabled |
Workstation |
lanmanworkstation |
svchost.exe |
None
(but plenty depend on it...) |
Vital. |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
Auto |
World
Wide Web Publishing Service |
W3SVC |
inetinfo.exe |
IIS
Admin |
No. |
Not
Available |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |
Not
Installed |