This is a collected list of windows programs, called services, mostly integrated to Windows 2000.
I try to judge which of them are neccessary and which could be turned off.
| green: this is a feature and should most likely be started automatically |
| yellow: enable if needed, security problems unlikely, depending on your skills |
| blue: this is mostly not needed or not available |
| Recommended | ||||||||
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| English Name | German Name | Default | Standalone | LAN | Dial-Up | Service Name | Why activate? | |
| ClipBook | Ablagemappe | Manual | Manual | ClipSrv | (?) | |||
| Net Logon | Anmeldedienst | Manual | Manual | Netlogon | Logon events in a domain. | |||
| Application Management | Anwendungsverwaltung | Manual | Manual | AppMgmt | (?) | |||
| Workstation | Arbeitsstationsdienst | Automatic | Manual | Automatic | Manual | lanmanworkstation | Basic network service. | |
| ASP.net (?) | ASP.net | Manual | Manual | (?) | .Net-Framework. | |||
| Automatic Updates | Automatische Updates | Automatic | Disable | wuauserv | Automatic critical Windows updates. | |||
| COM+ Event System | COM+-Ereignissystem | Manual | Manual | EventSystem | Required by SENS. | |||
| Computer Browser | Computerbrowser | Automatic | Manual | Automatic | Manual | Browser | Access to shared network resources. | |
| DHCP Client | DHCP-Client | Automatic | Manual | Automatic | Dhcp | Required for RAS. | ||
| RunAs Service | Dienst "Ausführen als" | Automatic | Automatic | seclogon | Enables starting processes under alternate account. | |||
| Distributed Transaction Coordinator | Distributed Transaction Coordinator | Manual | Disable | MSDTC | (?) | |||
| DNS Client | DNS-Client | Automatic | Manual | Automatic | Dnscache | DNS caching. | ||
| (?) | Drahtloskonfiguration | Automatic | Manual | WZCSVC | Wireless network? | |||
| Print Spooler | Druckwarteschlange | Automatic | Automatic | Spooler | Printing. | |||
| Event Log | Ereignisprotokoll | Automatic | Automatic | Eventlog | Logs event messages. | |||
| Fax Service | Faxdienst | Manual | Manual | Fax | Helps sending and receiving faxes. | |||
| Internet Connection Sharing | Gemeinsame Nutzung der Internetverbindung | Manual | Manual | SharedAccess | Shares dial-up connection. | |||
| Protected Storage | Geschützter Speicher | Automatic | Automatic | ProtectedStorage | Required by Outlook Express. | |||
| Utility Manager | Hilfsprogramm-Manager | Manual | Manual * | UtilMan | Accessibility tools manager. | |||
| Indexing Service | Indexdienst | Manual | Manual | cisvc | Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers. | |||
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service | Intelligenter Hintergrundübertragungsdienst | Manual | Manual | BITS | Required by Windows Update and MSN Explorer. | |||
| IPSEC Policy Agent | IPSEC-Richtlinienagent | Automatic | Automatic | PolicyAgent | IP security... | |||
| Performance Logs and Alerts | Leistungsdatenprotokolle und Warnungen | Manual | Manual | SysmonLog | (?) | |||
| Messenger | Nachrichtendienst | Automatic | Manual | Manual * | Disable | Messenger | Messaging & Spam in network. | |
| NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing | NetMeeting-Remotedesktop-Freigabe | Manual | Disable | mnmsrvc | Remote access using NetMeeting. | |||
| Network DDE | Netzwerk-DDE-Dienst | Manual | Manual | NetDDE | (?) | |||
| Network DDE DSDM | Netzwerk-DDE-Serverdienst | Manual | Manual | NetDDEdsdm | (?) | |||
| Network Connections | Netzwerkverbindungen | Manual | Manual | Automatic | Netman | Network connection manager. | ||
| NT LM Security Support Provider | NT-LM-Sicherheitsdienst | Manual | Manual | NtLmSsp | Required by Telnet server. (?) | |||
| Plug and Play | Plug & Play | Automatic | Automatic | PlugPlay | Plug & Play Device Manager. | |||
| QoS RSVP | QoS RSVP | Manual | Disable | RSVP | Required by WMP and Netmeeting. (?) | |||
| Remote Access Connection Manager | RAS-Verbindungsverwaltung | Manual | Manual | Automatic | RasMan | RAS connection manager. | ||
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) | Remoteprozeduraufruf (RPC) | Automatic | Automatic | RpcSs | Basic service. Don't deactivate! | |||
| Remote Registry Service | Remote-Registrierungsdienst | Automatic | Disable | RemoteRegistry | (?) | |||
| Routing and Remote Access | Routing und RAS | Disable | Disable | RemoteAccess | Allows computers to dial in. | |||
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator | RPC-Locator | Manual | Manual | RpcLocator | (?) | |||
| Server | Server | Automatic | Manual * | Disable | lanmanserver | Provides shared network resources. | ||
| Security Accounts Manager | Sicherheitskontenverwaltung | Automatic | Automatic | SamSs | Local account manager. | |||
| Smart Card | Smartcard | Manual | Manual * | SCardSvr | Access to smart cards. | |||
| Smart Card Helper | Smartcard-Hilfsprogramm | Manual | Manual * | SCardDrv | Support for legacy smart card readers. | |||
| Still Image Service | Still Image Service | (?) | Manual * | StiSvc | Required by scanning and photography. (?) | |||
| System Event Notification | Systemereignisbenachrichtigung | Automatic | Automatic | SENS | System event manager. | |||
| Task Scheduler | Taskplaner | Automatic | Disable | Schedule | Program timer. | |||
| TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service | TCP/IP-NetBIOS-Hilfsprogramm | Automatic | Manual | LmHosts | NetBIOS over TCP/IP. | |||
| Telephony | Telefonie | Manual | Manual | TapiSrv | Required by dial-up connections. | |||
| Telnet | Telnet | Manual | Manual | TlntSvr | Remote console access. | |||
| Distributed Link Tracking Client | Überwachung verteilter Verknüpfungen (Client) | Automatic | Disable | TrkWks | (?) | |||
| Uninterruptible Power Supply | Unterbrechungsfreie Spannungsversorgung | Manual | Manual | UPS | UPS manager. | |||
| Remote Access Auto Connection Manager | Verwaltung für automatische RAS-Verbindung | Manual | Manual | RasAuto | Possibly required by RAS connection. | |||
| Logical Disk Manager | Verwaltung logischer Datenträger | Automatic | Automatic | dmserver | Disk manager. | |||
| Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service | Verwaltungsdienst für die Verwaltung logischer Datenträger | Manual | Manual | dmadmin | Disk administration. | |||
| Alerter | Warndienst | Manual | Manual | Alerter | Administrative alerts. | |||
| Removable Storage | Wechselmedien | Automatic | Manual * | NtmsSvc | Removable media manager. | |||
| Windows Installer | Windows Installer | Manual | Manual | MSIServer | Installs, repairs and removes software. | |||
| Windows Management Instrumentation | Windows-Verwaltungsinstrumentation | Automatic | Automatic | WinMgmt | Basic system management service. | |||
| Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions | Windows-Verwaltungsinstrumentations- Treibererweiterungen | Manual | Manual | Wmi | System management information to and from drivers. | |||
| Windows Time | Windows-Zeitgeber | Manual | Manual | W32Time | Time management over network. | |||
| IIS Admin Service | (?) | Automatic | Disable | IISADMIN | IIS administration... | |||
| RIP Listener | (?) | Automatic | Disable | Iprip | Routing update listener. (?) | |||
| TCP/IP Print Server | (?) | Manual | Disable | LPDSVC | TCP/IP Print Server... | |||
| FTP Publishing Service | (?) | Automatic | Disable | MSFTPSVC | FTP administration... | |||
| Message Queuing | (?) | Automatic | Disable | MSMQ | (?) | |||
| Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) | (?) | Automatic | Disable | SMTPSVC | SMTP Server... | |||
| SNMP Service | (?) | Automatic | Disable | SNMP | SNMP Service... | |||
| SNMP Trap Service | (?) | Manual | Disable | SNMPTRAP | (?) | |||
| Simple TCP/IP Services | (?) | Automatic | Disable | SimpTcp | Character Generator, Daytime, Discard, Echo, Quote of the Day. | |||
| World Wide Web Publishing Service | (?) | Automatic | Disable | W3SVC | WWW administration... | |||
Each service has a location in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ + <ServiceName>
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