When you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, some services may not
start automatically. You may expect these services to start automatically
because they start automatically in other versions of Windows.
This problem occurs because in Windows Server 2003, less-often used services are turned off by default. By default, these same services
may be turned on in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP
Professional.
To resolve this problem, manually start the services that
you want, or configure the way that a service starts.
To start, stop,
pause, resume, or restart a service, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Control
Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Services.
In the Details pane, do one of the following:
Click the service that you want to start, stop, pause,
resume, or restart. On the Action menu, click
Start, Stop, Pause,
Resume, or Restart.
Right-click the service that you want to start, stop,
pause, resume, or restart. Click Start, Stop,
Pause, Resume, or
Restart.
To configure the way that a service starts, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Control
Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Services.
In the Details pane, right-click the service that you want
to configure, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click
Automatic, Manual, or
Disabled in the Startup type list.
To specify the user account that the service can use to log
on, click the Log On tab, and then do one of the following:
To specify that the service uses the Local System
account, click Local System account.
To specify that the service uses the Local Service
account, click This account, and then type NT
AUTHORITY\LocalService.
To specify that the service uses the Network Service
account, click This account, and then type NT
AUTHORITY\NetworkService.
To specify another account, click This
account, click Browse, and then specify a user
account in the Select User dialog box. When you are finished,
click OK.
Type the password for the user account in the
Password and Confirm password boxes, and then
click OK. If you select the Local Service account or Network
Service account, the password must be blank.
Note
Most services are not designed to have the default account
changed. When you change the default account of a service, the service may not
start.
When you change the default service settings, you may
prevent key services from running correctly.
IMPORTANT Use caution when you change the Startup type and
Log on as settings of services that are configured to start
automatically.
In most cases, Microsoft recommends that you do not change
the Allow service to interact with desktop setting. If you
permit the service to interact with the desktop, any information that the
service displays on the desktop also appears on an interactive user's desktop.
A malicious user may be able to then take control of the service or attack the
service from the interactive desktop.
When you run services that are not required, there is at least a small security risk. As a result, these services are turned off in Windows Server 2003 until they are required.
The following table shows the services that are turned off
by default on a Windows Server 2003 installation as compared to Windows 2000
and Windows XP Professional installations.
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Service
Display Name
Win 2000
Win XP
Win 2003
Alerter
Alerter
Automatic
Manual
Disabled
ClipSrv
ClipBook
Manual
Manual
Disabled
TrkSrv
Distributed Link Tracking
Server
Manual
NA
Disabled
ImapiService
IMAPI CD-Burning COM
Service
Manual
Manual
Disabled
SharedAccess
Internet Connection Firewall and
Sharing
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Messenger
Messenger
Automatic
Automatic
Disabled
Mnmsrvc
NetMeeting Remote Desktop
Sharing
Manual
Manual
Disabled
NetDDEdsdm
Network DDE
DSDM
Manual
Manual
Disabled
NetDDE
Network
DDE
Manual
Manual
Disabled
RemoteRegistry
Remote
Registry
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
TlntSvr
Telnet
Manual
Manual
Disabled
Tssdis
Terminal Services Session
Directory
Manual
NA
Disabled
Themes
Themes
NA
Automatic
Disabled
WebClient
Web
Client
NA
Automatic
Disabled
AudioSrv
Windows
Audio
NA
Automatic
Disabled
Stisvc
Windows Image
Acquisition
Manual
Manual
Disabled
IISAdmin
IIS Admin
Automatic
Not
Installed
Not Installed
SMTPSVC
Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol
Automatic
NA
Not Installed
W3SVC
World Wide Web
Publishing
Automatic
Not Installed
Not Installed
The following table shows the services that no longer use
the Local System account in Windows Server 2003:
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Service
Log On As
Alerter
Local Service
Application Layer Gateway Service
Local Service
Remote Registry
Local Service
Smart Card
Local Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Local Service
Telnet
Local Service
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Local Service
WebClient
Local Service
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Local Service
DHCP Client
Network Service
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Network
Service
DNS Client
Network Service
License Logging
Network Service
Performance Logs and Alerts
Network Service
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
Network
Service
Note In Windows 2000, the Local System account was the only "Log On
As" account used for all services. The Local Service account and the "Network
Service Log On As" system account are new to Windows XP and Windows Server
2003.
For more information about service accounts, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
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