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.
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."
Default XP Home: Disabled
Default XP MCE 2005: Disabled
Default XP Pro: Disabled
Default XP Pro x64: Automatic
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Disabled
Safe Setting: Disabled
Service Name (registry): Alerter
Display Name: Alerter
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
Account: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService
What service Alerter needs to function properly:
What other service require Alerter to function properly:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"DisplayName"="Alerter"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4c,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,57,00,6f,00,72,00,\
6b,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,00,00,00,00
"DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00
"ObjectName"="NT AUTHORITY\\LocalService"
"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."
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Original content created: December 23, 2001
Most recent update: March 31, 2007
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