Service property sheet: General tab

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

Name Shows the name of the selected service.
Type Shows the type of the selected object. A service runs a database server or other application with a set of options.
Service Type Shows the type of service. For example, it could be a MobiLink Synchronization service, Network Database Server service, or some other type of service.
Status Shows whether the selected service is started, stopped, or paused.

For more information about the service status, see Adding, modifying, and removing services.
Startup You must select one of the following startup types for the selected service. The startup type 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.