John

For a normal boot this is all that is logged!

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7036
Date: 29/06/2009
Time: 07:59:23
User: N/A
Computer: GERALD-51E521F8
Description:
The Computer Browser service entered the stopped state.

BTW bother the Server and Workstation services do not stop. They run all
the time in the background. They are not recorded in the Event Viewer
logs. Both use this svchost image -C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
netsvcs

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Gerry
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Stourport, England
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John John - MVP wrote:
> Yes, but if the service is set to automatically start there is usually
> an event logged if the service stops (or if it doesn't start at all).
> And not all services stop if they have nothing to do, I had thought
> the Browser service to always run but from what you report it seems
> that if no LAN is present it automatically stops.
>
> John
>
> Gerry wrote:
>> John
>>
>> Brian has I think got it right!
>>
>> I started the Computer Browser service. It started, ran briefly and
>> stopped. Three information reports are logged in Event Viewer.
>> However, I got a message, not recorded in Event Viewer, as below.
>>
>> "The Computer Browser service on Local Computer started and then
>> stopped. Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do,
>> for example the Performance Logs and Alert Service."

With many, if not most services, if it starts properly there isn't
anything recorded in the event log. I'm a bit surprised that the
Browser service stops so readily when the Server service is running. I
haven't really seen this happening but then all my machines are on LANs,
or the service has usually always been set to manual if the machine is a
stand alone.

John

Gerry wrote:
> John
>
> For a normal boot this is all that is logged!
>
> Event Type: Information
> Event Source: Service Control Manager
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 7036
> Date: 29/06/2009
> Time: 07:59:23
> User: N/A
> Computer: GERALD-51E521F8
> Description:
> The Computer Browser service entered the stopped state.
>
> BTW bother the Server and Workstation services do not stop. They run all
> the time in the background. They are not recorded in the Event Viewer
> logs. Both use this svchost image -C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
> netsvcs
>

This article on the browser service is a bit more detailed than what is
mentioned in the services management console. Perhaps this will help to
better understand why the browser service stops if it is not needed.

Description of the Microsoft Computer Browser Service
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188001

I also use Acronis Enterprise Server for network backups and it has a few
services it uses set at automatic which also stop when not needed anymore.
The "Remote Agent" on the client machines stops until the "Group Server" on
the remote server machine sends the client a request. The "Group Server" on
the remote server stops until it gets a request from any of the client
machines "Backup Server Service" service.

As I stated previously, it's not typical but services can/do stop when not
needed anymore. I guess we could look at these out-of-the-norm services as
"on demand dependent".

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> John
>
> For a normal boot this is all that is logged!
>
> Event Type: Information
> Event Source: Service Control Manager
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 7036
> Date: 29/06/2009
> Time: 07:59:23
> User: N/A
> Computer: GERALD-51E521F8
> Description:
> The Computer Browser service entered the stopped state.
>
> BTW bother the Server and Workstation services do not stop. They run all
> the time in the background. They are not recorded in the Event Viewer
> logs. Both use this svchost image -C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
> netsvcs
>
> --
>
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> John John - MVP wrote:
>> Yes, but if the service is set to automatically start there is usually
>> an event logged if the service stops (or if it doesn't start at all).
>> And not all services stop if they have nothing to do, I had thought
>> the Browser service to always run but from what you report it seems
>> that if no LAN is present it automatically stops.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Gerry wrote:
>>> John
>>>
>>> Brian has I think got it right!
>>>
>>> I started the Computer Browser service. It started, ran briefly and
>>> stopped. Three information reports are logged in Event Viewer.
>>> However, I got a message, not recorded in Event Viewer, as below.
>>>
>>> "The Computer Browser service on Local Computer started and then
>>> stopped. Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do,
>>> for example the Performance Logs and Alert Service."