COM+ System Application

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Below is a description of this Windows XP service:

COM+ System Application

# Service Name:

COMSysApp

# Service Description:

COM+ System Application Manages the configuration and tracking of Component Object Model (COM)+-based components. If the service is stopped, most COM+-based components will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

# Default Settings:

Default setting in Windows XP Professional: Manual
Default setting in Windows XP Home: Manual


# This Windows service logs on as:

Local System

# The default path for this Windows service is:

%systemroot%\system32\dllhost.exe

# This Windows service depends on the following system components:

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) > DCOM Server Process Launcher

# The following services have a dependency on this service:

None.

Marc Says:

This is another very important XP service and as it runs along side the COM+ Event System service it should never be set to Disabled! This service is required for System Event Notifications.