Computer Browser

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Below is a description of this Windows XP service:

Computer Browser

# Service Name:

Browser

# Service Description:

Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list will not be updated or maintained. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

# Default Settings:

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


# This Windows service logs on as:

Local System

# The default path for this Windows service is:

%systemroot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

# This Windows service depends on the following system components:

Server

Workstation

# The following services have a dependency on this service:

None.

Marc Says:

The Computer Browser service basically takes a constant look around at your network to and tries to find information on any workgroups or domains, computers and other networked equipment that supports the NetBIOS protocol.