Download NT Services

Services and Disk
Management
Default Services (some)
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Alerter
ClipBook Server
Computer Browser
DNS Client
Event Log
Messenger
Net Logon
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
Workstation
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NT LM Security
Support
Fax Service
Remote Procedure
Call (RPC) Service
Schedule
Server
Spooler
Telnet Server
UPS
TCP/IP Printer
What they do
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Computer browser: keeps track of computers
in the domain or workgroup
Event log: keeps track of events in NT
Net: logon: performs authentication
Network DDE: network dynamic data
exchange
RPC locator and service: remote procedure
call
Server: provides RPC support and file, print
and named pipe sharing
Workstation: provides network connections
What to do with them
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Configure startup
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Double-click the specific
service
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Under Startup select:
Automatic, Manual, or
Disabled.
start, stop, pause, or
resume a service
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Click Start, Stop, Pause,
or Continue
To restart a service: stop
and then start
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The logon account:
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System Account or This
Account.
If you select This Account,
specify a user account,
and then type the
password for the user
account
To provide a user interface
on a desktop select the
Allow Service to Interact
with Desktop check box.
See here the services dialog
Disk Management
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Select Programs, Administrative tools
and Computer Management
Select Disk Management and you will
see the main dialog displaying a map of
the drive(s).
If your disk is new (nothing installed)
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you should have a primary partition with
Win2K and the remaining of the disk(s)
marked as free space
proceed to create an extended partition in
this free space
Format and assign drive letter
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Select tools and format. You should format all
partitions as NTFS.
Select tools and assign drive letter if you are not
happy with the ones Win2K defaulted to.
Finally select tools and properties to setup:
 drive label: a name to the drive
 sharing: in Win2K all drives have an admin share,
but you can create new ones
 security: you should also set the permissions for
the drive.
 You can also check, defragment and clean the
drive.