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Specifies whether to manage shared folders on the computer that you are currently using.


Specifies whether to manage shared folders on a remote computer.


Click to browse for a remote computer. The remote computer must be running Windows 2000 or later.


Specifies whether you use a saved console to administer a different computer by typing mmc.exe /Computer=computername from the command line. When you type this command and then load a saved console, any snap-in within the console that has this check box selected points to computername instead of to the computer that was chosen when the snap-in was created.


Displays shares, sessions, and open files on the selected computer.


Displays only shares on the selected computer.


Displays only sessions on the selected computer.


Displays only open files on the selected computer.


Displays the name that users will use to connect to the shared resource.


Displays the location of the shared resource.


Provides a space for you to type a comment about the shared resource, if needed. A comment is optional.


Specifies the maximum number of users that can connect to the shared resource at one time.


Sets a limit on the number of users who can connect to the shared resource at one time.


Specifies whether to publish the shared resource in Active Directory.


Specifies the path to the published shared resource. This is a read-only field.


Specifies the path to the published shared resource. This is a read-only field.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the published shared resource.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the published shared resource.


Specifies the owner of the published shared resource.


Specifies the owner of the published shared resource.


Lists the keywords that are associated with the published shared resource. Entries are listed in the Keywords box, and they are separated by a semicolon.


Click to add keywords to the published shared resource.


Type the keyword that you want to associate with the published shared resource in this area.


Displays a list of keywords that you have added.


Click to add keywords to the keyword list.


Click to remove keywords from the keyword list.


Select this option if you want users to have control over which files will be available offline.


Select this option if you want all the files that users open from the shared resource to be automatically available offline.


Select this check box if you want to automatically cache programs so that they can be run locally. This option is especially useful for file servers that host applications, because it reduces network traffic and improves server scalability.


Select this option to prevent users from storing files offline.


Displays the name of the service.


Shows the display name of the service, which appears in the Name column in the details pane of the Services snap-in.


Displays a description of the service. The description appears in the Description column in the details pane of the Services snap-in. The description box is not available when you are connecting to a remote computer running Windows NT 4.0 or earlier.


Specifies the path and file name of the service. The path and file name cannot be changed.


Shows the status of a service, as follows:

Started. The service is running.

Starting. The service is starting, but it has not fully started yet.

Stopped. The service is not running.

Stopping. The service is stopping, but it has not fully stopped yet.

Paused. The service is paused.

Pausing. The service is pausing, but it has not fully paused yet.

Resuming. The service is resuming after being paused.

(Unknown). The status of the service is unknown. This might occur when a remote connection has been broken.


Starts a service that is stopped. To pass startup parameters to the service, you can also type them in Start parameters, and then click Start. (A backslash (\) is treated as an escape character; type two backslashes for each backslash in a parameter.)


Stops a service that is running. If there are any dependent services, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to stop dependent services as well.

When you stop the Server service, all users who are connected over the network to the computer are disconnected. It is a good idea to warn connected users before you stop the Server service.


Pauses a service that is running. When you pause services, you may need administrative credentials to perform certain tasks. For example, when you pause the Server service, only members of the Administrator group and Server Operators group can make connections to the server.


Restarts a paused service.


Passes startup parameters to a service when it is started. (A backslash (\) is treated as an escape character; type two backslashes for each backslash in a parameter.)


Shows the startup type for a service:

Automatic. Specifies that the service starts automatically when the system starts.

Manual. Specifies that a user or a dependent service can start the service. Services with Manual startup do not start automatically when the system starts.

Disabled. Prevents the service from being started by the system, a user, or any dependent service.


Specifies that the service logs on to the Local System account, rather than to a user account.


Specifies whether the service provides a user interface on a desktop that can be used by whomever is logged on when the service is started. This option is available only if the service is running as a Local System account.


Assigns a logon account to a service. Although most services log on to the system account, some services can be configured to log on to special user accounts, so that the user can have access to resources, such as files and folders, that are protected.


Click to display the Select User dialog box, where you can select a user account that the service uses to log on.


Type and confirm the password for the service account here.


Lists the hardware profiles that you can select at startup, and specifies whether each profile is enabled or disabled. The service can be enabled or disabled for more than one profile. If Enabled appears in the Service column, this service is enabled when you start the system using the associated hardware profile.

Use System in Control Panel to create hardware profiles and set their order of preference.


Enables this service for a hardware profile.


Disables this service for a hardware profile.


Specifies which action will occur during the first recovery attempt.


Specifies which action will occur during the second recovery attempt.


Specifies which action will occur for all recovery attempts following the second recovery attempt.


Provides a space for you to type the number of days that a service must run successfully before the fail count is reset to zero. When the fail count is reset to zero, the next failure triggers the action that is set for the first recovery attempt.

If you want the service to run correctly for several weeks between failures, type a larger number.


Provides a space for you to type the number of minutes to wait before restarting the service. This option is available only if you select Restart the Service as the action to take when a service fails.


Provides a space for you to type the path name and file name of the executable file or script to be run if a service fails. This option is available only if you select Run a Program as the action to take when a service fails.


Click to browse for the file (usually an executable file or script) that you want to run during recovery attempts.


Provides a space for you to type command-line parameters that you want to pass to the executable file or script to be run during recovery. This option is available only if you select Run a Program as the action to take when a service fails.


Specifies whether to append the fail count of the service to the last parameter. The field %1% is replaced by the current fail count so that the executable file or script can perform a different action based on the current recovery attempt.


Click to set options for restarting the computer during recovery attempts. This option is available only if you select Restart the Service as the action to take when a service fails.


Provides a space for you to type the number of minutes to wait before the computer restarts.


Specifies that messages are sent before the computer restarts to users who have a network connection to the computer.


Specifies that messages are sent before the computer restarts to users who have a network connection to the computer. If you want to change the default message, type a new message in the box. If you delete the message, no message will be sent.

To restore the default message, click None, and then click OK. Click Reboot Computer Information again, and then click This message. The default message appears in the box.


Lists the services that will be stopped. These are services that depend on the service you are stopping and that are currently running.


Click to administer services on the computer that you are currently using.


Click to administer services on a remote computer.


Click to browse for a remote computer. The remote computer must be running Windows 2000 or later.


Specifies whether to use a saved console to administer a different computer by typing mmc.exe /Computer=computername from the command line. When you type this command and then load a saved console, any snap-in within the console that has this check box selected points to computername instead of to the computer that was chosen when the snap-in was created.


Displays the services that are required by this service to run properly.


Displays the services that need this service to run properly.