Can anyone tell me in basic terms the difference between the terminology "network service", "unneccesary service" and software. Is a service just MS lingo for software or some element that helps the software run on a server? Or if not how do the 2 differ. Please low tech response greatly appreciated...

network service refers to a build in account used to run services, a service is a piece of software running independent of a user session (doesnt matter if anyone logged in or not). you can check on the services that run on your machine with control panel -> administrative tools -> services

Software is an application which can be installed on any sever or machines. Ex – Microsoft office, Exchange etc. etc Some applications require services. For example Exchange. Microsoft office doesn’t need service or service accounts. These services need to be run under an account called service account. You will see these service account information from Computer Management->Services-> Log On As tab. Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi, Thanks for posting here. Windows service is a windows application which combined with executable program and a few DLL files , use to performs specific functions and which is designed not to require user intervention. The network service is a type of service, which provide shared resources to client computers in WAN or LAN network . For more infroamtion you might start from the links below: Windows service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service Network service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_service Thanks. Tiger Li Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.