Application Management (AppMgmt) Service Defaults in Windows XP
Provides software installation services such as Assign, Publish, and Remove.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Application Management |
| Service name: | AppMgmt |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Object: | LocalSystem |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\System32\appmgmts.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppMgmt |
Default Behavior
Application Management is a Win32 service. In Windows XP it won't start until the current user starts it. When the Application Management service is started, it is running as LocalSystem in a shared process of svchost.exe. Other services and drivers are allowed to run in the same process. If the Application Management fails to start, the technical information about the error is added to the Event Log. Windows XP startup should proceed, but a message box should be displayed informing the user that the AppMgmt service has failed to start.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Application Management
1. Run the Command Prompt.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config AppMgmt start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The AppMgmt service is using the appmgmts.dll file that is located in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows XP installation media.