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Windows Installer
Service
Name
Member Server
Default
Legacy Client
Enterprise Client
High Security Client
MSIServer Manual Automatic Automatic Automatic
The
Windows Installer
system service manages the installation and removal of applications by
applying a set of centrally-defined setup rules during the installation process. This service is required
in the baseline server environment; therefore, it is configured to
Automatic
in the three environments
defined in this guide.
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
Service
Name
Member Server
Default
Legacy Client
Enterprise Client
High Security Client
WINS Not
installed Disabled Disabled Disabled
The
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
system service enables NetBIOS name resolution.
Presence of the WINS server(s) is crucial for locating the network resources identified by using
NetBIOS names. WINS servers are required unless all domains have been upgraded to Active
Directory and all computers on the network are running Windows Server 2003. These features are
not required in the baseline server environment. Therefore, it is recommended to set the value for this
service to
Disabled
. This service also is set to
Automatic
in the Infrastructure Server role policy.
Windows Management Instrumentation
Service
Name
Member Server
Default
Legacy Client
Enterprise Client
High Security Client
winmgmt Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic
The
Windows Management Instrumentation
system service provides a common interface and object
model to access management information about operating systems, devices, applications, and
services. WMI is an infrastructure for building management applications and instrumentation shipped
as part of the current generation of Microsoft operating systems. If this service is disabled, most
Windows-based software will not function properly, and any services that explicitly depend on it will
fail to start. Therefore, this service is configured to
Automatic
in the three environments defined in this
guide.
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
Service
Name
Member Server
Default
Legacy Client
Enterprise Client
High Security Client
Wmi Manual Manual Manual Manual
The
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
system service monitors all drivers and
event trace providers that are configured to publish WMI or event trace information. This service is
configured to
Manual
in the three environments defined in this guide.