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Virtual Disk

Default Description:

Provides management services for disks, volumes, file systems, and, hardward array objects such as subsystems, luns, controllers, etc.

Additional Information:

If this service is disabled, a dialog box will pop up with "Virtual Disk Service is Disabled" when attempting to access the Storage > Disk Management section under the "Computer Management" area in the Administrator Tools.

Defaults Startup Type:

Default Vista Home Basic: Manual
Default Vista Home Premium: Manual
Default Vista Business: Manual
Default Vista Ultimate: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): vds

Display Name: Virtual Disk

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe

Log On As:

Account: Local System account

Dependencies:

What service Virtual Disk needs to function properly:

• Plug and Play
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher

What other service require Virtual Disk to function properly:

• None