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Alerter

Default Description:

Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. If the service is stopped, programs that use administrative alerts will not receive them. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Additional Information:

The Alerter service notifies users of administrative alerts on a network. This service usually is not required under normal circumstances. After the installation of Service Pack 2 or 3, this service is set from Manual to Disabled by default. Note: This is not "WinPopUp."

Additional Reading:

None at this time.

Discussion Topic Link:

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Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Disabled
Default XP MCE 2005: Disabled
Default XP Pro: Disabled
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Disabled

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Disabled

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): Alerter

Display Name: Alerter

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService

Log On As:

Account: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService

Dependencies:

What service Alerter needs to function properly:

• Workstation (H, M, P, T)

What other service require Alerter to function properly:

• None (H, M, P, T)

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