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Display Name (?):

Network DDE

Short Name (?):

NetDDE

Executable (?):

netdde.exe

Library (?):

None.

Depends On (?):

Network DDE DSDM

Supports (?):

ClipBook

Description (?):

Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers. If this service is stopped, DDE transport and security will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

OS (?):

NT4 Workstation, 2000 Professional, XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, NT4 Server, 2000 Server, Server 2003, Vista Server

Startup (?):

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

Explanation (?):

The network DDE service provides dynamic data exchange capabilities to Windows applications running locally or remotely. This service is used to provide a secure coomunications channel between programs. DDE is used by very few programs as it was mainly a NT3 technology, but the clipboard program can use DDE communications between the clipboard service to a remote computer. Configuration of DDE can be done through ddeshare.exe, but without programs to use these features it isn't very useful. I would suggest leaving this service set to manual if you're not using it. Set it to automatic if you're running a server that uses this feature, and you could even disable it if you're paranoid.