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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. Note: This is not "WinPopUp."

Additional Reading:

None at this time.

Discussion Topic Link:

http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php/board,3.0.html

Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Pro x64: 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:

What other service require Alerter to function properly:

  • None

 

 

Original content created: December 23, 2001

Most recent update: July 21, 2008

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