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Order of startup and shutdown of Windows Services

Author
7 Aug 2005 2:36 PM
Prem Mehrotra
I am using Windows 2000 server, I have several Windows Service which get
started
automatically on system reboot.

What order  services get started. Is it based on the date/time when service
was created, i.e., if service 1 was created first, service 2 later, order
will be service 1 and service 2. Or, the order is based on name of the
service (Alphanumeric order).


Also, is there a log file/event log which shows the time when services were
started?

Thanks a lot,

Prem

Author
8 Aug 2005 3:14 AM
Dave Patrick
It's according to ServiceGroupOrder and service dependency.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=193888
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];115486

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"Prem Mehrotra" wrote:
|I am using Windows 2000 server, I have several Windows Service which get
| started
| automatically on system reboot.
|
| What order  services get started. Is it based on the date/time when
service
| was created, i.e., if service 1 was created first, service 2 later, order
| will be service 1 and service 2. Or, the order is based on name of the
| service (Alphanumeric order).
|
|
| Also, is there a log file/event log which shows the time when services
were
| started?
|
| Thanks a lot,
|
| Prem
|
Author
9 Aug 2005 12:21 AM
Prem Mehrotra
Dave:
Thanks a lot.
Is there some log file which shows all the services started and which order
they were started. I did not find this information in event log in event
viewer,


Prem

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"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> It's according to ServiceGroupOrder and service dependency.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=193888
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];115486
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Prem Mehrotra" wrote:
> |I am using Windows 2000 server, I have several Windows Service which get
> | started
> | automatically on system reboot.
> |
> | What order  services get started. Is it based on the date/time when
> service
> | was created, i.e., if service 1 was created first, service 2 later, order
> | will be service 1 and service 2. Or, the order is based on name of the
> | service (Alphanumeric order).
> |
> |
> | Also, is there a log file/event log which shows the time when services
> were
> | started?
> |
> | Thanks a lot,
> |
> | Prem
> |
>
>
>
Author
9 Aug 2005 12:30 AM
Dave Patrick
Give this a go.

http://www.sysinternals.com/Information/BootTimeRegistryActivity.html

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Prem Mehrotra" wrote:
| Dave:
| Thanks a lot.
| Is there some log file which shows all the services started and which
order
| they were started. I did not find this information in event log in event
| viewer,
|
|
| Prem