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Asked: 2012-02-03 14:55:08 +0800 CST

Monitor state of "Startup Type" of services

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I would like to be able to monitor when the state of "Startup Type" for a particular service is changed from Automatic to Manual. I haven't been able to find an event that is triggered in event viewer when Startup Type is changed. Is there anyway I can add an event for this or would there be any other way to monitor this change?

windows windows-server-2008 windows-server-2003 eventviewer

2 Answers

  1. Not sure about Windows 2003, but on Windows 7/2008 R2, event id 7040 is recorded in the system event log, with the following text:

    "The start type of the xxxx service was changed from auto start to demand start."

    Event ID 7040 — Basic Service Operations
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756386%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

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  2. This is true for Windows 2003 as well, and the event is located in the system event log with a source of Service Control Manager.

    You could use a product called EventSentry to monitor this service to get real time alerts, and it will even work with Windows 2000. It will also notify you if a service is installed, uninstalled, changed status (running to stopped), etc… You can find a download for the product here:

    http://eventsentry.com/downloads

    “Disclaimer: I work for NETIKUS.NET”

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