Smallvoid.com

Description:

Maintains shortcuts and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) links to target files in the following scenarios (When placed on NTFS partition):

• The link source file is renamed.
• The link source file is moved to another folder on the same volume or a different volume of the same computer.
• The link source file is moved to another computer in the network.
• The shared network folder containing the link source file is renamed.

The following scenarios can also be handled if in a domain where the Distributed Link Tracking Server is running:

• The link source file is moved between computers
• The computer containing the link source file is renamed.
• The volume containing the link source file is moved to another computer within the same domain.

It performs these services by monitoring activity on the NTFS volumes and store maintenance information in a file called Tracking.log, which is placed in the root folder "System Volume Information".

Recommended State:

• Disabled, if on a simple home network.
• Automatic, if connected to a domain and uses a NTFS file system.

Default State:

• Automatic

Process Name:

• Win2k: services.exe (TrkWks)
• WinXP Pro/2k3: svchost.exe -k netsvcs (TrkWks)
• Vista: svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted (TrkWks)

Supports:

• None

Depends:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)