Service property sheet: General tab

The General tab of the Service property sheet has the following components:

Name Shows the name of the service. A service runs a database server or other application with a set of options.
Type Shows the type of object.
Service type Shows the type of service, Network, Standalone, DBRemote, or MobiLink.
Status Shows whether service is started, stopped, or paused.

For more information about the service status, see Starting, stopping, and pausing services.
Startup type You can select one of the following startup options for the service. The startup option is applied the next time you start Windows.
- Automatic Select this option to start the service automatically whenever the operating system starts.
- Manual Select this option to start the service manually. Only a user with Administrator permissions can start the service if it requires manual startup.
  
  For information about Administrator permissions, see your Windows documentation.
- Disabled Select this option to disable the service so it does not start.