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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, this service is set from Manual to Disabled by default. Note: This is not "WinPopUp."

Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual

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

What other service require Alerter to function properly:

• None