Windows XP Services Default Settings Guide

By Eric Vaughan

Nov. 08, 2004

This guide lists the default service configurations for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 2. Services that have been added, removed, or had the default settings changed are highlighted in bold text.

 

Windows XP Services Default Settings Guide

(changes are noted by bold text)

Service Pack 1 Services

Service Pack 2 Services

Name

XP Home

Default

XP Pro

Default

Name

XP Home

Default

XP Pro

Default

Alerter

Manual

Manual

Alerter

Disabled

Disabled

Application Layer Gateway Service

Manual

Manual

Application Layer Gateway Service

Manual

Manual

Application Management

Manual

Manual

Application Management

Manual

Manual

Automatic Updates

Automatic

Automatic

Automatic Updates

Automatic

Automatic

Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Manual

Manual

Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Manual

Manual

ClipBook

Manual

Manual

ClipBook

Disabled

Disabled

COM+ Event System

Manual

Manual

COM+ Event System

Manual

Manual

COM+ System Application

Manual

Manual

COM+ System Application

Manual

Manual

Computer Browser

Automatic

Automatic

Computer Browser

Automatic

Automatic

Cryptographic Services

Automatic

Automatic

Cryptographic Services

Automatic

Automatic

Added in SP2.

DCOM Server Process Launcher

Automatic

Automatic

DHCP Client

Automatic

Automatic

DHCP Client

Automatic

Automatic

Distributed Link Tracking Client

Automatic

Automatic

Distributed Link Tracking Client

Automatic

Automatic

Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Manual

Manual

Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Manual

Manual

DNS Client

Automatic

Automatic

DNS Client

Automatic

Automatic

Error Reporting Service

Automatic

Automatic

Error Reporting Service

Automatic

Automatic

Event Log

Automatic

Automatic

Event Log

Automatic

Automatic

Fast User Switching Compatibility

Manual

Manual

Fast User Switching Compatibility

Manual

Manual

Help and Support

Automatic

Automatic

Help and Support

Automatic

Automatic

Added in SP2. See here for more info.

HTTP SSL

Manual

Manual

Human Interface Device Access

Disabled

Disabled

Human Interface Device Access

Disabled

Disabled

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Manual

Manual

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Manual

Manual

Indexing Service

Manual

Manual

Indexing Service

Manual

Manual

Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Manual

Manual

Changed to Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service.

IPSEC Services

Automatic

Automatic

IPSEC Services

Automatic

Automatic

IPv6 Internet Connection Firewall

Manual

Manual

Now part of Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing  service. See here for more info.

Logical Disk Manager

Manual

Automatic

Logical Disk Manager

Automatic

Automatic

Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service

Manual

Manual

Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service

Manual

Manual

Messenger

Automatic

Automatic

Messenger

Disabled

Disabled

MS Software Shadow Copy Provider

Manual

Manual

MS Software Shadow Copy Provider

Manual

Manual

Net Logon

Manual

Manual

Net Logon

Manual

Manual

NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Manual

Manual

NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Manual

Manual

Network Connections

Manual

Manual

Network Connections

Manual

Manual

Network DDE

Manual

Manual

Network DDE

Disabled

Disabled

Network DDE DSDM

Manual

Manual

Network DDE DSDM

Disabled

Disabled

Network Location Awareness (NLA)

Manual

Manual

Network Location Awareness (NLA)

Manual

Manual

Added in SP2. Part of Microsoft's WPS.

Network Provisioning Service

Manual

Manual

NT LM Security Support Provider

Manual

Manual

NT LM Security Support Provider

Manual

Manual

Performance Logs and Alerts

Manual

Manual

Performance Logs and Alerts

Manual

Manual

Plug and Play

Automatic

Automatic

Plug and Play

Automatic

Automatic

Portable Media Serial Number Service

Automatic

Automatic

Portable Media Serial Number Service

Manual

Manual

Print Spooler

Automatic

Automatic

Print Spooler

Automatic

Automatic

Protected Storage

Automatic

Automatic

Protected Storage

Automatic

Automatic

QoS RSVP

Manual

Manual

QoS RSVP

Manual

Manual

Remote Access Auto Connection Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Access Auto Connection Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Access Connection Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Access Connection Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager

Manual

Manual

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Automatic

Automatic

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Automatic

Automatic

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Manual

Manual

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Manual

Manual

Remote Registry

N/A

Automatic

Remote Registry

N/A

Automatic

Removable Storage

Manual

Manual

Removable Storage

Manual

Manual

Routing and Remote Access

Disabled

Disabled

Routing and Remote Access

Disabled

Disabled

Secondary Logon

Automatic

Automatic

Secondary Logon

Automatic

Automatic

Security Accounts Manager

Automatic

Automatic

Security Accounts Manager

Automatic

Automatic

Added in SP2. See here for more info.

Security Center

Automatic

Automatic

Server

Automatic

Automatic

Server

Automatic

Automatic

Shell Hardware Detection

Automatic

Automatic

Shell Hardware Detection

Automatic

Automatic

Smart Card

Manual

Manual

Smart Card

Manual

Manual

Smart Card Helper

Manual

Manual

The Smart Card service was changed in SP2 and the Smart Card Helper service was removed.

SSDP Discovery Service

Manual

Manual

SSDP Discovery Service

Manual

Manual

System Event Notification

Automatic

Automatic

System Event Notification

Automatic

Automatic

System Restore Service

Automatic

Automatic

System Restore Service

Automatic

Automatic

Task Scheduler

Automatic

Automatic

Task Scheduler

Automatic

Automatic

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Automatic

Automatic

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Automatic

Automatic

Telephony

Manual

Manual

Telephony

Manual

Manual

Telnet

N/A

Manual

Telnet

N/A

Disabled

Terminal Services

Manual

Manual

Terminal Services

Manual

Manual

Themes

Automatic

Automatic

Themes

Automatic

Automatic

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Manual

Manual

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Manual

Manual

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Manual

Manual

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Manual

Manual

Upload Manager

Automatic

Automatic

Removed in SP2. I suspect this was removed due to an update in BITS.

Volume Shadow Copy

Manual

Manual

Volume Shadow Copy

Manual

Manual

WebClient

Automatic

Automatic

WebClient

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Audio

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Audio

Automatic

Automatic

New/changed in SP2. Formerly known as Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).

Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Manual

Manual

Windows Image Acquisition(WIA)

Manual

Manual

Windows Installer

Manual

Manual

Windows Installer

Manual

Manual

Windows Management Instrumentation

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Management Instrumentation

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

N/A

Manual

Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

N/A

Manual

Windows Time

Automatic

Automatic

Windows Time

Automatic

Automatic

Wireless Zero Configuration

Automatic

Automatic

Wireless Zero Configuration

Automatic

Automatic

WMI Performance Adapter

Manual

Manual

WMI Performance Adapter

Manual

Manual

Workstation

Automatic

Automatic

Workstation

Automatic

Automatic

 

 

 

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