Description and configuration of Windows 2000 services

DNS Client:
Resolves and places the results into cache for the DNS names on the computer.
You can leave this service on manual if you are not connected to a DNS server. If you are connected to the internet then leave this on automatic. In our experience it is better to leave this on automatic.

Network Connections:
This manages the objects in the Network Connections folder from where you can see the local and remote connections.
If you have a PC that is connected to the internet then leave this on automatic. If you don’t use the internet or another network then you can leave this on manual.

DDE Network:
Looks after the network transport and security for the dynamic exchange of data by programs on the same or different computers.
Leave this on automatic if you use DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) network connections. DDE is an IPC function (InterProcess Communication). Otherwise you can leave it on manual (recommended).

DSDM DDE Network:
Manages the dynamic exchange of shared network files.
Leave this on automatic if you have your DDE network service on automatic. Otherwise you can leave this on manual (recommended).

Diskeeper:
Controls the Diskeeper service.
Management of the Windows defrag program for hard drives.
Leave this service on automatic, unless you don’t use it.

Distributed Transaction Coordinator:
Coordinates the transactions that are made between multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues and system files.
You should normally find this service set to manual but due to a number of problems I recommend that you change it to automatic. If your PC is not on a local area network then you can leave it on manual.

Computer browser:
Updates the list of computers that are located on the network and provides this list to computers for navigation.
Leave this service on manual if you are not on a network, otherwise leave it on automatic.

Application Management:
Looks after software installations with attributes, list and delete.
You can without any problems change this to manual.

Security Accounts Management:
Stores security information for local user accounts.
If you change the security settings of a user with gpedit.msc, leave this service on automatic. Otherwise you can leave it on manual.

Remote Access Management:
Creates a network connection.
If you use a network connection (internet, local area network) then leave this on automatic (recommended) otherwise on manual.

Automatic Remote Access Management:
Creating a connection to another network requires a reference program to know the remote DNS or NetBIOS name.
If your system uses a modem to create an internet connection then leave this service on automatic, otherwise you can leave it on manual.

Logical Disk Management:
Detects and analyses new hard drives and sends the volume information to the administrative management service for the local disk configuration. Leave this service on automatic so that you don’t encounter any system problems.

Windows Time:
Conserves the date and time synchronisation between the client and servers on networks.
By default Windows XP tries to synchronise its clock with an internet server so that the time is always correct. Leave this service on automatic if you want to be able to use this function.

Event Logging:
Activates the event logs that are created by programs that are running under Windows with the results being seen under the event viewer. This service can’t be stopped. If you never look at the event logs, then you can leave this on manual, otherwise leave this on automatic.

Performance alerts journal:
Collects performance data from the local computer based on preconfigured settings and writes the results in a file or provides you with an alert.
You can configure this service under Windows by going to “Start”, “Control Panel”, “Administration Tools” and “Performance”.

If you want Windows to save your systems different performance alerts, leave this service on manual (recommended).

Machine Debug Manager:
Manages local and remote debugging for Visual Studio debuggers.
Leave this service on automatic.