• An automatic service starts automatically when the operating system starts.
• You can start a service manually by using the Services snap-in or by using the net start command. A manual service can also be started by a related operating system service, a system device driver, or an action in the user interface that depends on the manual service. For example, both the Telephony service and Remote Access Connection Manager service are configured as Manual by default, but both of these services are started during the Windows Product Activation process.
• A disabled service cannot be started automatically or manually. To start a disabled service, you must select an appropriate startup type, which is identified in the tables below. For information on enabling the services required by audio, imaging, and CD-burning peripheral devices, see Troubleshooting audio, imaging, and CD-burning peripheral devices .

For more information about how to configure service startup, see Configure how a service is started . For more information about starting a service from the command line, see Net start .

You can use the sc command at the command prompt to configure services and obtain information about them. For example, you can use sc getkeyname to obtain the key name, or short name, of the service. For more information about the sc command, see SC .

Important

• To improve performance and security in the Windows Server 2003 family, several services have been disabled by default that were previously enabled on Windows 2000. See the tables below for information about how to enable these services. Note that these settings apply only to new installations, not upgrades; all previous service configurations are preserved during upgrades to the Windows Server 2003 family.

The following tables list all the default services that may be installed as part of the Windows Server 2003 family. Your list of services may be different, depending on which Windows product is installed, which components and options are selected during installation, and whether any additional programs are installed.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Automatic.

For information about troubleshooting problems associated with this service, see Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) inactive job timeout.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is available only on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows Server 2003 family.

This service is installed by default only on computers running the Windows Server 2003, Web Edition operating system. For other editions, you can this service by using the Configure Your Server Wizard or by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

For more information about this service, see Windows interface administrative tool reference A-Z: Indexing Service .

If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

Internet Connection Firewall is included only in the original release of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, and the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.

Instead of using Internet Connection Firewall and the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service, computers running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) use Windows Firewall and the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Automatic. This service must be running for alert notifications and console messages to be received. For more information, see Send Console Message overview . This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is installed by default only on computers that are running the Windows Server 2003, Web Edition operating system. For other editions, you can install it by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel or by using Manage Your Server.

By default, this service is not installed with a typical installation. You can install it by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. When this service installed, the Startup Type for it is Manual.

By default, this service is not installed with a typical installation. You can install it by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. When this service installed, the Startup Type for it is Manual.

By default, this service is not installed with a typical installation. You can install it by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. When this service installed, the Startup Type for it is Manual.

Until a user joins a Domain, Net Logon is Manual. If a user joins a domain during installation, the service starts and is configured as Automatic.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service starts automatically when Startup type is set to Manual.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This service is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows Server 2003 family.

If you are having trouble with a printer not responding, stop and then restart this service. This action cancels all pending print jobs in the printer queue.

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

To troubleshoot performance problems related to this service, see Troubleshooting Performance monitoring .

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

You can configure the Secondary Logon service by using the runas command. For more information, see Runas .

When you stop the server service, all users who are connected to the computer over the network are disconnected. Also, the affected computer cannot be administered remotely; therefore, you must start the server service locally. When you pause the server service, only members of the Administrators group and Server Operators group can make connections to the server. This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service in only installed with a typical installation on Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. For other editions, you can install the service by using the Configure Your Server Wizard or by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

This service runs only when needed, and then it stops automatically.

By default, this service is not installed with a typical installation. You can install it by using the Configure Your Server Wizard.

When you pause the Task Scheduler service, only members of the Administrators group on the local computer can schedule or modify tasks, and only those tasks that are scheduled by members of the Administrators group or the system account will run.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual.

This service, although it is set to Manual, will start if Remote Desktop for Administration is enabled. For more information, see Remote Desktop for Administration

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Manual. This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Automatic. This service is not available on the Itanium-based editions of the Windows Server 2003 family.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Automatic. This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is now disabled by default. If you want to enable this service, set Startup type to Automatic.

By default, this service is started only on computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition. If sound is required, start this service and set Startup type to Automatic.

Windows Firewall and the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service were not included in the original release of Windows Server 2003, but are included with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

This service is started in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

You can install this service by using the Configure Your Server Wizard or by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

This service is started in Safe Mode with Networking.

You can install the service by using the Configure Your Server Wizard or by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.