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Logical Disk Manager

Default Description:

Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration. If this service is stopped, dynamic disk status and configuration information may become out of date. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Additional Information:

This service is vital to run the Disk Management MMC console for dynamic volumes. If you attempt to "Manage" your hard drives and a dialog box pops up complaining about not being able to do this, start this service.

Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP MCE 2005: Automatic
Default XP Pro: Automatic
Default XP Pro x64: Automatic
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Automatic

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): dmserver

Display Name: Logical Disk Manager

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Log On As:

Account: Local System Account

Dependencies:

What service Logical Disk Manager needs to function properly:

• Plug and Play
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

What other service require Logical Disk Manager to function properly:

• Logical Disk Management Administrative Service

Default Registry Entries:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,50,00,6c,00,75,00,\
67,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,00,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"DisplayName"="Logical Disk Manager"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration. If this service is stopped, dynamic disk status and configuration information may become out of date. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start."

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