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Standard Services - Windows 2000 Professional
| Name | Description |
| Alerter | Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. |
| Application Management | Provides software installation services such as Assign, Publish, and Remove. |
| Automatic Updates | Enables the download and installation of critical Windows updates. If the service is disabled, the operating system can be manually updated at the Windows Update Web site. |
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service | Transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is disabled, then any functions that depend on BITS, such as Windows Update or MSN Explorer will be unable to automatically download programs and other information. |
| ClipBook | Supports ClipBook Viewer, which allows pages to be seen by remote ClipBooks. |
| COM+ Event System | Provides automatic distribution of events to subscribing COM components. |
| Computer Browser | Mayntains an up-to-date list of computers on your network and supplies the list to programs that request it. |
| DHCP Client | Manages network configuration by registering and updating IP addresses and DNS names. |
| Distributed Link Tracking Client | Sends notifications of files moving between NTFS volumes in a network domain. |
| Distributed Transaction Coordinator | Coordinates transactions that are distributed across two or more databases, message queues, file systems, or other transaction protected resource managers. |
| DNS Client | Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names. |
| Event Log | Logs event messages issued by programs and Windows. Event Log reports contain information that can be useful in diagnosing problems. Reports are viewed in Event Viewer. |
| Fax Service | Helps you send and receive faxes |
| Indexing Service | --- |
| Internet Connection Sharing | Provides network address translation, addressing, and name resolution services for all computers on your home network through a dial-up connection. |
| IPSEC Policy Agent | Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver. |
| Logical Disk Manager | Logical Disk Manager Watchdog Service |
| Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service | Administrative service for disk management requests |
| Messenger | Sends and receives messages transmitted by administrators or by the Alerter service. |
| Net Logon | Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. |
| NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing | Allows authorized people to remotely access your Windows desktop using NetMeeting. |
| Network Connections | Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections. |
| Network DDE | Provides network transport and security for dynamic data exchange (DDE). |
| Network DDE DSDM | Manages shared dynamic data exchange and is used by Network DDE |
| NT LM Security Support Provider | Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes. |
| Performance Logs and Alerts | Configures performance logs and alerts. |
| Plug and Play | Manages device installation and configuration and notifies programs of device changes. |
| Print Spooler | Loads files to memory for later printing. |
| Protected Storage | Provides protected storage for sensitive data, such as private keys, to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users. |
| QoS RSVP | Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets. |
| Remote Access Auto Connection Manager | Creates a connection to a remote network whenever a program references a remote DNS or NetBIOS name or address. |
| Remote Access Connection Manager | Creates a network connection. |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) | Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous RPC services. |
| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator | Manages the RPC name service database. |
| Remote Registry Service | Allows remote registry manipulation. |
| Removable Storage | Manages removable media, drives, and libraries. |
| Routing and Remote Access | Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. |
| RunAs Service | Enables starting processes under alternate credentials |
| Security Accounts Manager | Stores security information for local user accounts. |
| Server | Provides RPC support and file, print, and named pipe sharing. |
| Smart Card | Manages and controls access to a smart card inserted into a smart card reader attached to the computer. |
| Smart Card Helper | Provides support for legacy smart card readers attached to the computer. |
| System Event Notification | Tracks system events such as Windows logon, network, and power events. Notifies COM+ Event System subscribers of these events. |
| Task Scheduler | Enables a program to run at a designated time. |
| TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service | Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. |
| Telephony | Provides Telephony API (TAPI) support for programs that control telephony devices and IP based voice connections on the local computer and, through the LAN, on servers that are also running the service. |
| Telnet | Allows a remote user to log on to the system and run console programs using the command line. |
| Uninterruptible Power Supply | Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer. |
| Utility Manager | Starts and configures accessibility tools from one window |
| Windows Installer | Installs, repairs and removes software according to instructions contained in .MSI files. |
| Windows Management Instrumentation | Provides system management information. |
| Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions | Provides systems management information to and from drivers. |
| Windows Time | Sets the computer clock. |
| Wireless Configuration | Provides authenticated network access control using IEEE 802.1x for wired and wireless Ethernet networks. |
| Workstation | Provides network connections and communications. |