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Volume Shadow Copy

Default Description:

Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes. If this service is stopped, shadow copies will be unavailable for backup and the backup may fail. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Additional Information:

Used in conjunction with the MS Software Shadow Copy Provider service. Microsoft Backup also uses these services. You will receive, in the Event Log, an entry complaining about not having this service running if disabled. I have yet to find a side effect, though. If you do not like the errors, place it in Manual. By keeping it out of Automatic, you will save about 3.0 MB of memory.

Additional Reading:

None at this time.

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows XP Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

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

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): VSS

Display Name: Volume Shadow Copy

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\vssvc.exe

Log On As:

Account: Local System Account

Dependencies:

What service Volume Shadow Copy needs to function properly:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (H, M, P, T)

What other service require Volume Shadow Copy to function properly:

• None (H, M, P, T)