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Display Name (?):

Peer Networking

Short Name (?):

p2psvc

Executable (?):

svchost.exe

Library (?):

p2psvc.dll

Depends On (?):

Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Peer Networking Group Authentication

Supports (?):

None.

Description (?):

Provides Peer Networking services

OS (?):

XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, Server 2003, Vista Server

Startup (?):

Default	Home	Workstation	Server	Minimal	Tweaked	Automatic
Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Disabled	Disabled

Explanation (?):

The peer networking service provides Windows with the TCP/IP version 6 (IPv6) ability to identity seed servers so that workstations on the Internet can work as peers and maintain shared data. This service works in conjunction with the peer name resolution protocol service and as such this service should be set to the same state as the peer name resolution protocol service. If you wish to disable this service I would suggest uninstalling it from add / remove programs on the control rather than disabling its startup type.