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IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Default Description:

Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI). If this service is stopped, this computer will be unable to record CDs. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Additional Information:

This service operates that cool "drag and drop" CD burn capability. You will need this service to burn CD's. What is the good news? If you set this service to Manual, the service starts and stops itself when used with some software packages. This is practically the only service that does do this! If you still cannot burn a CD with it on Manual, switch to Automatic and feel safe that it starts only when "needed." This service may take up about 1.6 MB of memory in an idle state.

Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP MCE 2005: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual
Default XP Pro x64: Manual
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): ImapiService

Display Name: IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\imapi.exe

Log On As:

Account: Local System Account

Dependencies:

What service IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service needs to function properly:

  • None

What other service require IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service to function properly:

  • None

Default Registry Entries:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
"Type"=dword:00000010
"Start"=dword:00000003
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"DisplayName"="IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service"
"Description"="Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI). If this service is stopped, this computer will be unable to record CDs. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start."

 

Original content created: December 23, 2001

Most recent update: March 31, 2007

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